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

Definitions

  1. turtle dove

Ancestry of “տատրակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianտատրակturtle dove, "Streptopelia turtur"
2Old Armenianտատուրակ—
3Proto-Iraniantatr̥wáhpheasant
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantatr̥wás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetr̥-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás →