Where does “ծովատառեխ” come from?
ծովատառեխ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ծով, from Old Armenian ծով, from Urartian ?? — inland sea, large lake.
ծովատառեխ (Armenian): herring
Ancestry of “ծովատառեխ”, step by step
ծովատառեխ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian ծով
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ծով | sea; big lake; large artificial body of water |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ծով | sea; large body of water; the molten sea in the... |
| 3 | Urartian | ?? | inland sea, large lake |
via Armenian տառեխ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | տառեխ | tarek, pearl mullet, Van fish, Alburnus tarichi |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | տարեխ | tarek, pearl mullet, Van fish, Alburnus tarichi |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τάριχος | dead body preserved by embalming, mummy; meat... |