Where does “ծովափիղ” come from?
ծովափիղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian փիղ, from Old Armenian փիղ, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.
ծովափիղ (Armenian): walrus
Ancestry of “ծովափիղ”, step by step
ծովափիղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian փիղ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | փիղ | elephant; bishop |
| 2 | Old Armenian | փիղ | elephant |
| 3 | Middle Persian | pyl | elephant; bishop |
| 4 | Latin | pirum | a pear |
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 |