Where does “վահանագեղձ” come from?

վահանագեղձ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գեղձ, from Old Armenian գեղձ, from Proto-Armenian gel-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

վահանագեղձ (Armenian): thyroid gland

Definitions

  1. thyroid gland

Ancestry of “վահանագեղձ”, step by step

վահանագեղձ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գեղձ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգեղձconvolvulus; Alternative form of գեղձի; gland
2Old Armenianգեղձbindweed, convolvulus; yew-tree; strong or...
3Proto-Armeniangel-to twist; to squeeze
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Armenian Վահան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՎահանshield
2Old Armenianվահանshield, buckler; lid, cover
3Old Armenianվարհան—
4Parthianvarhran—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Armenian gel- →