Where does “ձնագնդիկ” come from?

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

ձնագնդիկ (Armenian): snowball

Definitions

  1. snowball

Ancestry of “ձնագնդիկ”, step by step

ձնագնդիկ 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 գնդիկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianգնդիկDiminutive of գունդ; small ball
2Armenian-իկforming diminutives or terms expressing affection
3Middle Armenian-իկforming diminutives
4Old Armenian-իկforming diminutives; forming agent nouns and...
5Old Armenianպատ-եմ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →