Where does “գիհի” come from?

գիհի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գիհի, from Old Armenian գի, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

գիհի (Armenian): juniper tree

Definitions

  1. juniper tree

Ancestry of “գիհի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianգիհիSynonym of գի
2Old Armenianգիjuniper
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Old Armenian գի →Every word from Old Armenian գիհի →