Where does “փոթորիկ” come from?

փոթորիկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փոթորիկ, from Old Armenian փոթոր, from Old Armenian փոթ, from Old Armenian փոթ- — fold, bend, twist.

փոթորիկ (Armenian): storm; hurricane

Definitions

  1. storm; hurricane

Ancestry of “փոթորիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianփոթորիկtempest, storm, hurricane, whirlwind
2Old Armenianփոթորconical; top, whipping top
3Old Armenianփոթfold, plait, gather; wrinkle
4Old Armenianփոթ-fold, bend, twist
Every word from Old Armenian փոթ- →Every word from Old Armenian փոթ →Every word from Old Armenian փոթոր →