Where does “ձնաբուք” come from?

ձնաբուք (Armenian) comes from Armenian բուք, from Old Armenian բուք, from Proto-Indo-European bʰu-k-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ձնաբուք (Armenian): blizzard

Definitions

  1. blizzard

Ancestry of “ձնաբուք”, step by step

ձնաբուք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian բուք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբուքsnowstorm
2Old Armenianբուքsnowstorm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰu-k-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Armenian ձուն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianձունAlternative form of ձյուն
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰu-k- →Every word from Old Armenian բուք →