Where does “փայտոջիլ” come from?

փայտոջիլ (Armenian) comes from Armenian փայտ, from Old Armenian փայտ — wood; tree; gibbet, gallows.

փայտոջիլ (Armenian): bedbug

Definitions

  1. bedbug

Ancestry of “փայտոջիլ”, step by step

փայտոջիլ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian փայտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianփայտwood material; firewood
2Old Armenianփայտwood; tree; gibbet, gallows

via Armenian ոջիլ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianոջիլlouse
2Old Armenianոջիլlouse
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