Where does “ձյունափաթիլ” come from?
ձյունափաթիլ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ձյուն, from Old Armenian ձիւն, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
ձյունափաթիլ (Armenian): snowflake
Definitions
- snowflake
Ancestry of “ձյունափաթիլ”, step by step
ձյունափաթիլ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian ձյուն
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ձյուն | snow |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ձիւն | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Armenian փաթիլ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | փաթիլ | snowflake; tuft, flock of wool |