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Where does “գժանոց” come from?

գժանոց (Armenian) comes from Armenian գիժ, from Middle Armenian գիժ, from Dutch gij, from Middle Dutch gī, from Old Dutch gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.

գժանոց (Armenian): madhouse, bedlam, funny farm, looney bin; bedlam,...

Definitions

  1. madhouse, bedlam, funny farm, looney bin; bedlam,...

Ancestry of “գժանոց”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգիժcrazy, insane; madman, nut
2Middle Armenianգիժcrazy, insane; madman
3Dutchgijyou; thou
4Middle Dutchgī—
5Old Dutchgī—
6Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
7Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
8Proto-Indo-European*yúHs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →