Where does “լերկամորթ” come from?

լերկամորթ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian լերկ, from Proto-Indo-European lergʷ- — smooth.

լերկամորթ (Old Armenian): having scaleless skin

Definitions

  1. having scaleless skin

Ancestry of “լերկամորթ”, step by step

լերկամորթ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian լերկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianլերկhairless; soft
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlergʷ-smooth

via Old Armenian մորթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմորթskin, hide, pelt; leather; remains, relics, coil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lergʷ- →Every word from Old Armenian լերկ →