Where does “վերնաշապիկ” come from?

վերնաշապիկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian վերին, from Old Armenian վերին, from Old Armenian -ին, from Proto-Indo-European -eno-, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

վերնաշապիկ (Armenian): dress shirt

Definitions

  1. dress shirt

Ancestry of “վերնաշապիկ”, step by step

վերնաշապիկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian վերին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվերինtop; upper; supreme
2Old Armenianվերինthat is above, high, upper, superior; celestial;...
3Old Armenian-ինforming adjectives with the meaning of location;...
4Proto-Indo-European-eno-—
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Armenian շապիկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշապիկshirt; sheath, case, covering, hood, wrapper
2Old Armenianշապիկshirt; coat, overcoat
3Middle Iranianšapīk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Old Armenian -ին →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →