Where does “կովբոյ” come from?
կովբոյ (Armenian) comes from Russian ковбо́й, from English cowboy, from English cow, from English cowpony, from English pony, from Scots powny, from Middle French poulenet, from Latin pullanus — pale, gray.
կովբոյ (Armenian): cowboy
Ancestry of “կովբոյ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ковбо́й | — |
| 2 | English | cowboy | A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in... |
| 3 | English | cow | An adult female of the species "Bos taurus",... |
| 4 | English | cowpony | A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle |
| 5 | English | pony | A small horse; specifically, any of several small... |
| 6 | Scots | powny | — |
| 7 | Middle French | poulenet | little foal |
| 8 | Latin | pullanus | young of an animal |
| 9 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |