Where does “կրծքավանդակ” come from?

կրծքավանդակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian վանդակ, from Old Armenian վանդակ, from Middle Persian vandak, from Undetermined vand- — to braid.

կրծքավանդակ (Armenian): chest, thorax

Definitions

  1. chest, thorax

Ancestry of “կրծքավանդակ”, step by step

կրծքավանդակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian վանդակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվանդակcage; lattice, grate; cell
2Old Armenianվանդակnetwork made from threads, twigs, ropes, osier,...
3Middle Persianvandak—
4Undeterminedvand-to braid

via Armenian կուրծք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկուրծքbreast; bosom; tit; bust; chest
2Old Armenianկուրծքbreast; bosom; chest; heart, mind
Every word from Undetermined vand- →Every word from Middle Persian vandak →Every word from Old Armenian վանդակ →