Where does “օդակայան” come from?

օդակայան (Armenian) comes from Armenian կայան, from Old Armenian կայան, from Old Armenian կայ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂-ti-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

օդակայան (Armenian): airport

Definitions

  1. airport

Ancestry of “օդակայան”, step by step

օդակայան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian կայան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկայանstation
2Old Armenianկայանstanding (still), place to stand, station, site
3Old Armenianկայstanding (still), standing place, station, site
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂-ti-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step

via Armenian օդ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianօդair; shoe
2Old Armenianօդair; weather; wind, light wind, breeze; footwear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂-ti- →Every word from Old Armenian կայ →