Where does “ջրափոս” come from?
ջրափոս (Armenian) comes from Armenian փոս, from Old Armenian փոս, from Byzantine Greek φόσσα, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
ջրափոս (Armenian): puddle, pool, plash
Ancestry of “ջրափոս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | փոս | hole, pit, hollow |
| 2 | Old Armenian | փոս | furrow, trench; ditch; hollow; channel |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | φόσσα | — |
| 4 | Latin | fossa | ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave |
| 5 | Latin | fodiō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |