Where does “ռնգեղջյուր” come from?
ռնգեղջյուր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ռնգեղջիւր, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.
ռնգեղջյուր (Armenian): rhinoceros
Ancestry of “ռնգեղջյուր”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ռնգեղջիւր | rhinoceros |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῥινόκερως | rhinoceros |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |