Where does “ձկնկուլ” come from?

ձկնկուլ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian ձկնկուլ, from Old Armenian կլանեմ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷul-.

ձկնկուլ (Armenian): cormorant, "Phalacrocorax"

Definitions

  1. cormorant, "Phalacrocorax"

Ancestry of “ձկնկուլ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianձկնկուլcormorant "or" grey heron
2Old Armenianկլանեմto swallow; to devour; to ingulf, to absorb
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷul-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷul- →Every word from Old Armenian կլանեմ →Every word from Middle Armenian ձկնկուլ →
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