Where does “սեղանատամ” come from?

սեղանատամ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ատամ, from Old Armenian ատամն, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

սեղանատամ (Armenian): molar

Definitions

  1. molar

Ancestry of “սեղանատամ”, step by step

սեղանատամ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ատամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianատամtooth; cog; prong
2Old Armenianատամնtooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Armenian սեղան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսեղանtable; meal, food, table; trapezium, trapezoid
2Old Armenianսեղանtable; meal, food, table; moneychanger's table
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Old Armenian ատամն →