Where does “պտտահողմ” come from?

պտտահողմ (Armenian) comes from Armenian հողմ, from Armenian շարժիչ, from Old Armenian շարժիչ, from Old Armenian -իչ, from Proto-Indo-European -kyā-, from Proto-Indo-European -k-.

պտտահողմ (Armenian): whirlwind; tornado

Definitions

  1. whirlwind; tornado

Ancestry of “պտտահողմ”, step by step

պտտահողմ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian հողմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհողմstorm, gale, tempest, hurricane
2Armenianշարժիչmoving, motive; motor, engine; mover
3Old Armenianշարժիչmoving, motive; mover; contriver
4Old Armenian-իչ-er
5Proto-Indo-European-kyā-—
6Proto-Indo-European-k-—

via Armenian պտտել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպտտելto rotate, turn
2Old Armenianպտուտեմ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -k- →Every word from Old Armenian -իչ →Every word from Old Armenian շարժիչ →