Where does “աճ” come from?
աճ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աճ, from Old Armenian աճեմ, from Proto-Armenian awčémi, from Proto-Armenian aug-(y)e-mi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂(e)ug-(y)e-mi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
աճ (Armenian): increase; rise; growth; development
Definitions
- increase; rise; growth; development
Ancestry of “աճ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | աճ | the process of growth; bud, eye; growth of animal... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | աճեմ | to grow, to increase, to be augmented, to grow... |
| 3 | Proto-Armenian | awčémi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Armenian | aug-(y)e-mi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂(e)ug-(y)e-mi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |