Where does “ստինք” come from?
ստինք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ստինք, from Old Armenian ստին, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
ստինք (Armenian): breast, teat; udder; source, spring
Definitions
- breast, teat; udder; source, spring
Ancestry of “ստինք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | ստինք | nominative plural of ստին |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ստին | breast; source, spring |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |