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
Ancestry of “ձնագնդիկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ձյուն | snow |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ձիւն | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |