Where does “տատրակ” come from?
տատրակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian տատրակ, from Old Armenian տատուրակ, from Proto-Iranian tatr̥wáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás, from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
տատրակ (Armenian): turtle dove
Ancestry of “տատրակ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | տատրակ | turtle dove, "Streptopelia turtur" |
| 2 | Old Armenian | տատուրակ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | tatr̥wáh | pheasant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tatr̥wás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tetr̥-wó-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |