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Where does “երեքկին” come from?

երեքկին (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian երեքկին, from Old Armenian կին, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

երեքկին (Armenian): triple; trebly, threefold

Definitions

  1. triple; trebly, threefold

Ancestry of “երեքկին”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianերեքկինtriple; trebly, threefold; thrice married; having...
2Old Armenianկինwoman; wife, spouse
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
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