Where does “ձկնկիթ” come from?

ձկնկիթ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ձուկ, from Old Armenian ձուկն, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- — fish.

ձկնկիթ (Armenian): caviar, spawn, roe

Definitions

  1. caviar, spawn, roe

Ancestry of “ձկնկիթ”, step by step

ձկնկիթ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ձուկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձուկfish; calf muscle; a lightning flashing far on...
2Old Armenianձուկնfish; Pisces
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish

via Armenian կիթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկիթmilking
2Old Armenianկիթproduct derived from domestic animals; the act of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- →Every word from Old Armenian ձուկն →Every word from Armenian ձուկ →