Where does “շանթի” come from?

շանթի (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian շանթ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥ti-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

շանթի (Old Armenian): lightning, thunderbolt

Definitions

  1. lightning, thunderbolt

Ancestry of “շանթի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianշանթlightning, thunderbolt; bolt; heavenly fire;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥ti-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥ti- →