Where does “գովք” come from?

գովք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գովք, 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...

գովք (Armenian): praise

Definitions

  1. praise

Ancestry of “գովք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգովք—
2Old Armenianգովpraise
3Old Armenianգովեմto praise; to boast
4Proto-Iraniangáwbatito say
5Proto-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 →