Where does “սնկասպան” come from?

սնկասպան (Armenian) comes from Armenian սունկ, from Old Armenian սունկ, from Old Armenian սունկն — tree-mushroom; mushroom-like abscess.

սնկասպան (Armenian): fungicidal having the ability to destroy or control fungus

Definitions

սնկասպան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Armenian	սունկ	mushroom
2	Old Armenian	սունկ	Alternative form of սունկն
3	Old Armenian	սունկն	tree-mushroom; mushroom-like abscess

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Armenian	սպանել	to kill; to murder; to assassinate
2	Old Armenian	սպանանեմ	to kill, to slay, to put to death, to take away...