Where does “գնաճ” come from?

գնաճ (Armenian) comes from Armenian աճ, from Old Armenian աճ, from Old Armenian աճեմ, from Proto-Armenian awčémi, from Proto-Armenian aug-(y)e-mi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂(e)ug-(y)e-mi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-.

գնաճ (Armenian): inflation

Definitions

  1. inflation

Ancestry of “գնաճ”, step by step

գնաճ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian աճ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianաճincrease; rise; growth; development
2Old Armenianաճthe process of growth; bud, eye; growth of animal...
3Old Armenianաճեմto grow, to increase, to be augmented, to grow...
4Proto-Armenianawčémi
5Proto-Armenianaug-(y)e-mi
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂(e)ug-(y)e-mi
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-

via Armenian գին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգինprice; cost; value, worth
2Old Armenianգինprice; value; buying, purchasing; hiring price
3Proto-Indo-European*wósn̥sale, trade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-