Where does “փոշտ” come from?

փոշտ (Armenian) comes from Russian по́чта, from Polish poczta, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.

փոշտ (Armenian): scrotum; Alternative form of փոստ

Definitions

  1. scrotum; Alternative form of փոստ

Ancestry of “փոշտ”, step by step

փոշտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian по́чта

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́чтаmail (U.S.), post (GB)
2Polishpocztamail; post; post office
3Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
4Italianpostoplace, spot
5Latinpositusplaced; ordained
6Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
7Proto-Italicpoznō—
8Proto-Italicpozinō—
9Proto-Italicsinō—

via Old Armenian փոշտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianփոշտscrotum
2Old Armenianբուշտurinary bladder; blotch, pustule, abscess; bubble
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →