Where does “կարթաձուկն” come from?

կարթաձուկն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կարթ, from Proto-Armenian kar(p)tʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European gr(b)-ti-, from Proto-Indo-European ger-b- — to bend.

կարթաձուկն (Old Armenian): Cancer

Definitions

  1. Cancer

Ancestry of “կարթաձուկն”, step by step

կարթաձուկն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian կարթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկարթfishhook, fishing hook; hook-like projection on...
2Proto-Armeniankar(p)tʰi-
3Proto-Indo-Europeangr(b)-ti-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-b-to bend

via Old Armenian ձուկն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianձուկնfish; Pisces
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish

Words derived from “կարթաձուկն

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-b-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gr(b)-ti-Every word from Proto-Armenian kar(p)tʰi-
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