Where does “գով” come from?

գով (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գով, from Old Armenian գովեմ, from Proto-Iranian gáwbati, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

գով (Armenian): Rare form of գովք

Definitions

  1. Rare form of գովք

Ancestry of “գով”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգովpraise
2Old Armenianգովեմto praise; to boast
3Proto-Iraniangáwbatito say
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →Every word from Proto-Iranian gáwbati →Every word from Old Armenian գովեմ →