Where does “Վահե” come from?
Վահե (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Վահէ, from Proto-Iranian Hwáhyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwásyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwásuš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “Վահե”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | Վահէ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | Hwáhyah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwásyas | comparative degree of *Hwásuš : better; better |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwásuš | good, excellent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wésus | good, excellent |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |