Where does “օդանավ” come from?

օդանավ (Armenian) comes from Armenian նավ, from Old Armenian նաւ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

օդանավ (Armenian): plane, airplane

Definitions

  1. plane, airplane

Ancestry of “օդանավ”, step by step

օդանավ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian նավ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնավship; mill race; gutter
2Old Armenianնաւboat, ship; battleship, trireme; navigation,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

via Armenian օդ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianօդair; shoe
2Old Armenianօդair; weather; wind, light wind, breeze; footwear

Words derived from “օդանավ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Old Armenian նաւ →