Where does “ձվագիծ” come from?

ձվագիծ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ձու, from Middle Armenian ձու, from Old Armenian ձու, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ձվագիծ (Armenian): ellipse

Definitions

  1. ellipse

Ancestry of “ձվագիծ”, step by step

ձվագիծ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ձու

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձուegg; ovum; testicle, ball
2Middle Armenianձուegg; testicle
3Old Armenianձուegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via Armenian գիծ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգիծline
2Old Armenianգիծline; letter, character; trace; notch; incision,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁-ǵ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Old Armenian ձու →