Where does “գոյատևել” come from?

գոյատևել (Armenian) comes from Armenian տևել, from Old Armenian տևեմ, from Old Armenian տև, from Proto-Indo-European dewH- — to fail, be behind, lag.

գոյատևել (Armenian): to survive, to continue to exist

Definitions

  1. to survive, to continue to exist

Ancestry of “գոյատևել”, step by step

գոյատևել traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian տևել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianտևելto last; to go on, to continue
2Old Armenianտևեմto last, to persevere, to continue
3Old Armenianտևduration
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandewH-to fail, be behind, lag

via Armenian գոյ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգոյbeing
2Old Armenianգոյbeing, existence, substance; God; goods, property
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewH- →Every word from Old Armenian տև →Every word from Old Armenian տևեմ →