Where does “գեշ” come from?

գեշ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գէշ, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

գեշ (Armenian): corpse, carrion, dead body; bad; ugly

Definitions

  1. corpse, carrion, dead body; bad; ugly

Ancestry of “գեշ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգէշcorpse, carrion, dead body; ripped piece of body;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Old Armenian գէշ →