Where does “որդյակ” come from?
որդյակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian որդեակ, from Old Armenian որդի, from Proto-Indo-European portiyo-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
որդյակ (Armenian): Diminutive of որդի
Ancestry of “որդյակ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | որդեակ | little child, boy or girl |
| 2 | Old Armenian | որդի | child, usually male child, son |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | portiyo- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |