Where does “սեւամորթ” come from?

սեւամորթ (Armenian) comes from Armenian սեւ, from Middle Armenian սեւ, from Old Armenian սեաւ, from Parthian 𐫘𐫏𐫀𐫇, from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.

սեւամորթ (Armenian): black-skinned, black; black person

Definitions

  1. black-skinned, black; black person

Ancestry of “սեւամորթ”, step by step

սեւամորթ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian սեւ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսեւblack
2Middle Armenianսեւ—
3Old Armenianսեաւblack; sad, gloomy; black horse
4Parthian𐫘𐫏𐫀𐫇—
5Proto-IraniancyaHwáhblack-brown, dark brown, dark
6Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHwásblack-brown, dark-brown, dark
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-wó-sdark; deep brown

via Armenian մորթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմորթskin; skin, hide; fur
2Old Armenianմորթskin, hide, pelt; leather; remains, relics, coil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás →Every word from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh →