Where does “ասվյա” come from?
ասվյա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ասուեայ, from Old Armenian ասր, from Proto-Indo-European peḱu- — sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals.
ասվյա (Armenian): woollen, of wool
Ancestry of “ասվյա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ասուեայ | woollen, of wool |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ասր | fleece, wool |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱu- | sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals |