Where does “ձիաձուկ” come from?

ձիաձուկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ձի, from Old Armenian ձի, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

ձիաձուկ (Armenian): seahorse

Definitions

  1. seahorse

Ancestry of “ձիաձուկ”, step by step

ձիաձուկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ձի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձիhorse; knight
2Old Armenianձիhorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyoshorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Armenian ձուկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձուկfish; calf muscle; a lightning flashing far on...
2Old Armenianձուկնfish; Pisces
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos →Every word from Old Armenian ձի →