Where does “ձկնորս” come from?

ձկնորս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ձկնորս, from Old Armenian որսամ, from Old Armenian որս, from Proto-Indo-European porḱos — fishing.

ձկնորս (Armenian): fisher, fisherman

Definitions

  1. fisher, fisherman

Ancestry of “ձկնորս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianձկնորսfisher, fisherman
2Old Armenianորսամto chase, to hunt, to go a hunting or shooting,...
3Old Armenianորսchase, hunting, hunt, sport; prey; venison, game;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanporḱosfishing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European porḱos →Every word from Old Armenian որս →Every word from Old Armenian որսամ →