Where does “ոսկեձուկ” come from?

ոսկեձուկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ձուկ, from Old Armenian ձուկն, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- — fish.

ոսկեձուկ (Armenian): gilt-head bream, Sparus aurata

Definitions

  1. gilt-head bream, Sparus aurata

Ancestry of “ոսկեձուկ”, step by step

ոսկեձուկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ձուկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձուկfish; calf muscle; a lightning flashing far on...
2Old Armenianձուկնfish; Pisces
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish

via Armenian ոսկի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianոսկիgold; gold coin; golden
2Old Armenianոսկիgold; gold coin; gold, golden, of gold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- →Every word from Old Armenian ձուկն →Every word from Armenian ձուկ →