Where does “գոչյուն” come from?

գոչյուն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գոչիւն, from Old Armenian գոչեմ, from Proto-Indo-European wokʷ-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

գոչյուն (Armenian): yell, exclamation, scream, cry

Definitions

  1. yell, exclamation, scream, cry

Ancestry of “գոչյուն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգոչիւնclamour, great cry, crash, noise, voice,...
2Old Armenianգոչեմto shout, to cry out, to call out; to bellow, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwokʷ-ye-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wokʷ-ye- →Every word from Old Armenian գոչեմ →