Where does “նրբաթիթեղ” come from?

նրբաթիթեղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian թիթեղ, from Old Armenian թիթեղն, from Proto-Indo-European ptel-, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

նրբաթիթեղ (Armenian): foil thin sheet of metal

Definitions

  1. foil thin sheet of metal

Ancestry of “նրբաթիթեղ”, step by step

նրբաթիթեղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian թիթեղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթիթեղthin sheet of metal; tin, tin plate
2Old Armenianթիթեղնthin sheet of gold or other metal, lamina; plate,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanptel-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Armenian նուրբ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնուրբfine, thin, slender, subtle, delicate
2Old Armenianնուրբ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ptel- →Every word from Old Armenian թիթեղն →