Where does “գուժում” come from?

գուժում (Armenian) comes from Armenian ում, from Old Armenian ում, from Old Armenian ով, from Ancient Greek ὦ, from Ancient Greek μέγα — greatly; mightily; loudly.

գուժում (Armenian): bringing bad news

Definitions

  1. bringing bad news

Ancestry of “գուժում”, step by step

գուժում traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ում

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianումwhom
2Old Armenianումdative singular of ո; locative singular of ո;...
3Old Armenianովwho?; who, that, he that, whoever
4Ancient Greekὦoh!; ah!; Very commonly used before a noun in the...
5Ancient Greekμέγαgreatly; mightily; loudly

via Armenian գուժել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգուժել—
Every word from Ancient Greek μέγα →Every word from Ancient Greek ὦ →Every word from Old Armenian ով →