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
Ancestry of “գիհի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գիհի | Synonym of գի |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գի | juniper |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |