Where does “հարսնյակ” come from?

հարսնյակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian հարս, from Old Armenian հարսն, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

հարսնյակ (Armenian): pupa; nymph

Definitions

  1. pupa; nymph

Ancestry of “հարսնյակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհարսfiancée; bride; a newlywed woman
2Old Armenianհարսնbride; daughter-in-law; nymph
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Old Armenian հարսն →