Where does “հավալուսն” come from?

հավալուսն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հաւալուսն, from Old Armenian լուսն, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

հավալուսն (Armenian): pelican

Definitions

  1. pelican

Ancestry of “հավալուսն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհաւալուսնpelican
2Old Armenianլուսնa white spot on one’s eye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Old Armenian լուսն →