Where does “ցանցաթաղանթ” come from?

ցանցաթաղանթ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ցանց, from Old Armenian ցանց, from Proto-Indo-European skn̥-sko-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- — to peel; to split off; peel.

ցանցաթաղանթ (Armenian): retina

Definitions

  1. retina

Ancestry of “ցանցաթաղանթ”, step by step

ցանցաթաղանթ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ցանց

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianցանցnet, netting; network; chain; network
2Old Armenianցանցcasting-net, seine; snare
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskn̥-sko-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel

via Armenian թաղանթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթաղանթfilm, membrane
2Old Armenianթաղանթmembrane; caul, omentum; a kind of aquatic plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skn̥-sko- →Every word from Old Armenian ցանց →