Where does “պորտապար” come from?

պորտապար (Armenian) comes from Armenian պար, from Old Armenian պար, from Parthian 𐫛𐫀𐫅, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

պորտապար (Armenian): belly dance

Definitions

  1. belly dance

Ancestry of “պորտապար”, step by step

պորտապար traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian պար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպարdance
2Old Armenianպարcircle; dancing, dance; ball; ballet; choir,...
3Parthian𐫛𐫀𐫅foot
4Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Armenian պորտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպորտnavel; belly; generation, descent
2Old Armenianպորտnavel; belly; middle, centre
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbed-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →