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

ձնահյուս 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 հյուս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհյուսplait, tress, braid; avalanche
2Old Armenianհիւսplait, tress, braid; texture, tissue;...
3Old Armenianհիւսեմto weave; to plait; to braid; to twist, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →