Where does “ձյունակույտ” come from?

ձյունակույտ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ձյուն, from Old Armenian ձիւն, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

ձյունակույտ (Armenian): snowdrift, bank of snow

Definitions

  1. snowdrift, bank of snow

Ancestry of “ձյունակույտ”, step by step

ձյունակույտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ձյուն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձյունsnow
2Old Armenianձիւնsnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Armenian կույտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկույտheap, pile, mass, stack, amassment
2Old Armenianկոյտheap, mass, pile; flock, herd, drove; great...
3Middle Iraniankōt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →