Where does “հավփալ” come from?

հավփալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հաւփալ, from Old Armenian հաւ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

հավփալ (Armenian): woodpigeon

Definitions

  1. woodpigeon

Ancestry of “հավփալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհաւփալwood pigeon
2Old Armenianհաւbird; rooster; hen; grandfather, ancestor; uncle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os →Every word from Old Armenian հաւ →Every word from Old Armenian հաւփալ →