Where does “գան” come from?
գան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գան, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰn̥-(n)i-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
գան (Armenian): beating, bastinado, battery, blows with a stick
Definitions
- beating, bastinado, battery, blows with a stick
Ancestry of “գան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | գան | beating, bastinado, battery, blows with a stick,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰn̥-(n)i- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |