Where does “աճյուն” come from?
աճյուն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աճիւն, from Proto-Indo-European h₂Hs-g-y-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
աճյուն (Armenian): ashes, remains; corpse, dead body; grave
Definitions
- ashes, remains; corpse, dead body; grave
Ancestry of “աճյուն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | աճիւն | ashes |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂Hs-g-y- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |