Where does “ռազմանավ” come from?

ռազմանավ (Armenian) comes from Armenian նավ, from Old Armenian նաւ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

ռազմանավ (Armenian): warship

Definitions

  1. warship

Ancestry of “ռազմանավ”, step by step

ռազմանավ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian նավ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնավship; mill race; gutter
2Old Armenianնաւboat, ship; battleship, trireme; navigation,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

via Armenian ռազմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianռազմbattle; war
2Old Armenianռազմbattle array, rank, line, order; battle, war
3Middle Persianlcmbattle, war
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Old Armenian նաւ →