Where does “պտեր” come from?

պտեր (Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek πτέρις, from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

պտեր (Armenian): fern

Definitions

  1. fern

Ancestry of “պտեր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπτέριςmale fern; polypody; bracken
2Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πτερόν →