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Where does “անիվ” come from?

անիվ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian անիւ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

անիվ (Armenian): wheel

Definitions

  1. wheel

Ancestry of “անիվ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանիւwheel; axle of a chariot; sun
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

Words derived from “անիվ”

  • անվադող
  • հեծանիվ
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