առիւծ

Etymology
According to Ačaṙean, the earlier form is, with prothetic from , from. This is accepted by J̌ahukyan with reservation, but rejected by Olsen who considers the word.

Perhaps a borrowing, from a reflex of 🇨🇬: compare 🇨🇬  /, ,  /. The similarity with 🇨🇬 was noticed already by Schröder. The alternation ~  ~  can be understood within Semitic, but the final  needs an explanation. See also.

Noun

 * 1) lion
 * 2)  Leo
 * 1)  Leo
 * 1)  Leo