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Where does “ձնահյուս” come from?

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

ձնահյուս (Armenian): avalanche

Definitions

  1. avalanche

Ancestry of “ձնահյուս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձյունsnow
2Old Armenianձիւնsnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
4Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →