Where does “ութոտնուկ” come from?

ութոտնուկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ոտք, from Middle Armenian ոտք, from Old Armenian ոտն, from Proto-Indo-European pódm̥, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

ութոտնուկ (Armenian): octopus

Definitions

  1. octopus

Ancestry of “ութոտնուկ”, step by step

ութոտնուկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ոտք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianոտքfoot; leg
2Middle Armenianոտք—
3Old Armenianոտնfoot; foot of the mountain; foot, inches; foot,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódm̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Armenian ութ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianութeight
2Old Armenianութeight
3Proto-Armenianowtu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →