Where does “շանթամբոխ” come from?

շանթամբոխ (Armenian) comes from Armenian շանթ, from Old Armenian շանթ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥ti-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

շանթամբոխ (Armenian): flash mob

Definitions

  1. flash mob

Ancestry of “շանթամբոխ”, step by step

շանթամբոխ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian շանթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշանթlightning; lightning strike
2Old Armenianշանթlightning, thunderbolt; bolt; heavenly fire;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥ti-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Armenian ամբոխ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianամբոխcrowd, throng; rabble, mob
2Old Armenianամբոխcrowd, host, multitude; riot, tumult; tumultuous
3Iranianunknown

via English flash mob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishflash mobA group of people who rapidly assemble, perform...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws