Where does “դիակն” come from?

դիակն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian դի, from Proto-Indo-European dʰw-iH-to-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

դիակն (Old Armenian): corpse, dead body

Definitions

  1. corpse, dead body

Ancestry of “դիակն”, step by step

դիակն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian դի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianդիcorpse, dead body, carcass
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰw-iH-to-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Old Armenian ակն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianակնeye; hope, expectation; hole, ditch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “դիակն”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰw-iH-to- →Every word from Old Armenian դի →