Where does “նշագեղձ” come from?

նշագեղձ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գեղձ, from Old Armenian գեղձ, from Proto-Armenian gel-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

նշագեղձ (Armenian): tonsil

Definitions

  1. tonsil

Ancestry of “նշագեղձ”, step by step

նշագեղձ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գեղձ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգեղձconvolvulus; Alternative form of գեղձի; gland
2Old Armenianգեղձbindweed, convolvulus; yew-tree; strong or...
3Proto-Armeniangel-to twist; to squeeze
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Armenian նուշ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնուշalmond
2Old Armenianնուշalmond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Armenian gel- →