Where does “ձնծաղիկ” come from?
ձնծաղիկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ձիւնածաղիկ, from Old Armenian ձիւն, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
ձնծաղիկ (Armenian): snowdrop
Definitions
- snowdrop
Ancestry of “ձնծաղիկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | ձիւնածաղիկ | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ձիւն | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |