Where does “խօզակեր” come from?

խօզակեր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ուտեմ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

խօզակեր (Old Armenian): that feeds on moss

Definitions

  1. that feeds on moss

Ancestry of “խօզակեր”, step by step

խօզակեր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ուտեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianուտեմto eat; to run through, to squander, to eat up,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ōd-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Old Armenian խօզ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխօզaquatic moss, duckweed or the like
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd- →Every word from Old Armenian ուտեմ →