Where does “օձաձուկ” come from?

օձաձուկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ձուկ, from Old Armenian ձուկն, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- — fish.

օձաձուկ (Armenian): eel

Definitions

  1. eel

Ancestry of “օձաձուկ”, step by step

օձաձուկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ձուկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձուկfish; calf muscle; a lightning flashing far on...
2Old Armenianձուկնfish; Pisces
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish

via Armenian օձ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianօձsnake, serpent
2Old Armenianօձsnake, serpent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- →Every word from Old Armenian ձուկն →Every word from Armenian ձուկ →