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

Definitions

  1. a kind of green lizard

Ancestry of “կովադիաց”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկովադիացa kind of lizard, perhaps also toad
2Old Armenianդիեմto suck, to drink mother’s milk; to suckle, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Old Armenian դիեմ →Every word from Old Armenian կովադիաց →