Where does “ձու” come from?

ձու (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ձու, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ձու (Middle Armenian): egg; testicle

Definitions

  1. egg; testicle

Ancestry of “ձու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianձուegg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “ձու”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Old Armenian ձու →