Where does “հեծանոց” come from?
հեծանոց (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հեծանոց, from Old Armenian հեծան, from Old Armenian հեծանիմ, from Proto-Indo-European sed-s-, from Proto-Indo-European sed- — to sit.
հեծանոց (Armenian): kind of winnowing fork
Ancestry of “հեծանոց”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | հեծանոց | kind of winnowing fork; Milky Way |
| 2 | Old Armenian | հեծան | beam; log; staff, mace |
| 3 | Old Armenian | հեծանիմ | to mount, to ride ; to come on board |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sed-s- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sed- | to sit |