Where does “փղոսկր” come from?

փղոսկր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ոսկր, from Proto-Indo-European Host-wer-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

փղոսկր (Old Armenian): ivory

Definitions

  1. ivory

Ancestry of “փղոսկր”, step by step

փղոսկր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ոսկր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianոսկրbone
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHost-wer-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

via Old Armenian փիղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianփիղelephant
2Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
3Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “փղոսկր

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European Host-wer-Every word from Old Armenian ոսկր