Where does “գովել” come from?

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

գովել (Armenian): to praise

Definitions

  1. to praise

Ancestry of “գովել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգովեմto praise; to boast
2Proto-Iraniangáwbatito say
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “գովել”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →Every word from Proto-Iranian gáwbati →Every word from Old Armenian գովեմ →