Etymology Explorer › ArmenianWhere does “ավետիս” come from? ավետիս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աւետիս, from Old Armenian աւետիք, from Old Armenian -իք, from Old Armenian -ի, from Proto-Indo-European -yo-.
ավետիս (Armenian): good news; promise of reward
Definitions good news; promise of reward Ancestry of “ավետիս”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old Armenian աւետիս Alternative form of աւետիք 2 Old Armenian աւետիք good news, notification of good news; promise of... 3 Old Armenian -իք forming plural-only abstract nouns 4 Old Armenian -ի forming adjectives; forming botanical names; made... 5 Proto-Indo-European -yo- —