Where does “փղոսկր” come from?

փղոսկր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փղոսկր, from Old Armenian ոսկր, from Proto-Indo-European Host-wer-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

փղոսկր (Armenian): ivory

Definitions

  1. ivory

Ancestry of “փղոսկր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianփղոսկրivory
2Old Armenianոսկրbone
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHost-wer-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Host-wer- →Every word from Old Armenian ոսկր →