Where does “ոտնապտույտ” come from?

ոտնապտույտ (Armenian) comes from Armenian պտույտ, from Old Armenian պտոյտ — eddy, whirlpool, vortex.

ոտնապտույտ (Armenian): pirouette

Definitions

  1. pirouette

Ancestry of “ոտնապտույտ”, step by step

ոտնապտույտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian պտույտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպտույտturn, revolution; rotation; revolution; going...
2Old Armenianպտոյտeddy, whirlpool, vortex

via Armenian ոտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianոտAlternative form of ոտք
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