Where does “փոս” come from?
փոս (Old Armenian) comes from Byzantine Greek φόσσα, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
փոս (Old Armenian): furrow, trench; ditch; hollow; channel
Definitions
- furrow, trench; ditch; hollow; channel
Ancestry of “փոս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Byzantine Greek | φόσσα | — |
| 2 | Latin | fossa | ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave |
| 3 | Latin | fodiō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |