Where does “ձիթապտուղ” come from?

ձիթապտուղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ձիթապտուղ, from Old Armenian պտուղ, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

ձիթապտուղ (Armenian): olive

Definitions

  1. olive

Ancestry of “ձիթապտուղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianձիթապտուղolive
2Old Armenianպտուղfruit; fruit, produce, effect, result; church tax
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bud- →Every word from Old Armenian պտուղ →Every word from Old Armenian ձիթապտուղ →