Where does “շնդեղ” come from?

շնդեղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian դեղ, from Middle Armenian դեղ, from Old Armenian դեղ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰél(H)-.

շնդեղ (Armenian): meadow saffron, colchicum (Colchicum)

Definitions

  1. meadow saffron, colchicum (Colchicum)

Ancestry of “շնդեղ”, step by step

շնդեղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian դեղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդեղdrug, medicine, medicament; poison
2Middle Armenianդեղmedicine
3Old Armenianդեղherb; medicine; poison
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰél(H)-—

via Armenian շուն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշունdog
2Old Armenianշունdog; adulterer or adulteress; Canis Major
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰél(H)- →Every word from Old Armenian դեղ →Every word from Middle Armenian դեղ →