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Where does “ֆոտոնային” come from?

ֆոտոնային (Armenian) comes from Armenian ֆոտոն, from Russian фото́н, from English photon, from English photo-, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os.

ֆոտոնային (Armenian): photon

Definitions

  1. photon

Ancestry of “ֆոտոնային”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianֆոտոնphoton
2Russianфото́н—
3EnglishphotonThe quantum of light and other electromagnetic...
4Englishphoto-light, electromagnetic radiation; photography
5Ancient Greekφωτο-—
6Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
7Proto-Hellenicpʰáos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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