Where does “ուղղաթիռ” come from?

ուղղաթիռ (Armenian) comes from Armenian թռչել, from Old Armenian թռչիմ, from Old Armenian թիռ-, from Proto-Indo-European ptēr-, from Proto-Indo-European pter- — wing, feather; feather; wing; wing; feather.

ուղղաթիռ (Armenian): helicopter

Definitions

  1. helicopter

Ancestry of “ուղղաթիռ”, step by step

ուղղաթիռ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian թռչել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթռչելto fly; to jump, to leap
2Old Armenianթռչիմto fly, to take flight, to soar
3Old Armenianթիռ-to fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanptēr-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpter-wing, feather; feather; wing; wing; feather

via Armenian ուղիղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianուղիղstraight, direct; live; straight line
2Old Armenianուղիղstraight, right, direct; upright, right, just,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pter- →Every word from Old Armenian թիռ- →Every word from Old Armenian թռչիմ →