Where does “գովեստ” come from?

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

գովեստ (Armenian): praise, laudation

Definitions

  1. praise, laudation

Ancestry of “գովեստ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգովեստpraise, eulogy, panegyric; incense; glory
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 →