Where does “ձկնորս” come from?

ձկնորս (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian որսամ, from Old Armenian որս, from Proto-Indo-European porḱos — fishing.

ձկնորս (Old Armenian): fisher, fisherman

Definitions

  1. fisher, fisherman

Ancestry of “ձկնորս”, step by step

ձկնորս traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian որսամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianորսամto chase, to hunt, to go a hunting or shooting,...
2Old Armenianորսchase, hunting, hunt, sport; prey; venison, game;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanporḱosfishing

via Old Armenian ձուկն

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

Words derived from “ձկնորս

Every word from Proto-Indo-European porḱosEvery word from Old Armenian որսEvery word from Old Armenian որսամ