Where does “լուսնակայ” come from?

լուսնակայ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian լուսին, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

լուսնակայ (Old Armenian): moonlit night

Definitions

  1. moonlit night

Ancestry of “լուսնակայ”, step by step

լուսնակայ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian լուսին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianլուսինmoon; month; horseshoe
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Old Armenian կայ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկայstanding (still), standing place, station, site
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂-ti-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step

Words derived from “լուսնակայ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →