Where does “ձվաձև” come from?

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

ձվաձև (Armenian): oval, egg-shaped

Definitions

  1. oval, egg-shaped

Ancestry of “ձվաձև”, step by step

ձվաձև 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 ձեւ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձեւform; shape; pattern; way, method; form
2Old Armenianձեւshape, fashion, form, mould, pattern; clothes,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Old Armenian ձու →