Where does “ձոր” come from?
ձոր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ձոր, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoworo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰowero-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.
ձոր (Armenian): gorge, ravine; canyon
Ancestry of “ձոր”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ձոր | valley, ravine; bed of a torrent |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoworo- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰowero- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |