Where does “գնդաձև” come from?

գնդաձև (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գինդ, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

գնդաձև (Old Armenian): spherical, globular

Definitions

  1. spherical, globular

Ancestry of “գնդաձև”, step by step

գնդաձև traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian գինդ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգինդearring; necklace, collar
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Old Armenian ձեւ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianձեւshape, fashion, form, mould, pattern; clothes,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

via Old Armenian գունդ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգունդspherical object, sphere, globe; arch of heaven,...
2Middle Iraniangund
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-Every word from Old Armenian գինդ