Where does “ջրարջ” come from?

ջրարջ (Armenian) comes from Armenian արջ, from Old Armenian արջ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

ջրարջ (Armenian): raccoon, "Procyon"

Definitions

  1. raccoon, "Procyon"

Ancestry of “ջրարջ”, step by step

ջրարջ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian արջ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianարջbear
2Old Armenianարջbear; Ursa; carpenter's tool used in smoothing...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

via Armenian ջուր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianջուրwater
2Middle Armenianջուրwater
3Old Armenianջուրwater; liquid, watery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos →Every word from Old Armenian արջ →