Where does “կովադիաց” come from?
կովադիաց (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կովադիաց, from Old Armenian դիեմ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
կովադիաց (Armenian): a kind of green lizard
Ancestry of “կովադիաց”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | կովադիաց | a kind of lizard, perhaps also toad |
| 2 | Old Armenian | դիեմ | to suck, to drink mother’s milk; to suckle, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |