Where does “ծովահեն” come from?
ծովահեն (Armenian) comes from Armenian ծով, from Old Armenian ծով, from Urartian ?? — inland sea, large lake.
ծովահեն (Armenian): pirate
Ancestry of “ծովահեն”, step by step
ծովահեն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian ծով
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ծով | sea; big lake; large artificial body of water |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ծով | sea; large body of water; the molten sea in the... |
| 3 | Urartian | ?? | inland sea, large lake |
via Armenian հեն
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | հեն | robber, brigand; band of robbers, gang of... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | հէն | robber, brigand; band of robbers, gang of... |