Where does “կայան” come from?

կայան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կայան, from Old Armenian կայ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂-ti-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

կայան (Armenian): station

Definitions

  1. station

Ancestry of “կայան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկայանstanding (still), place to stand, station, site
2Old Armenianկայstanding (still), standing place, station, site
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂-ti-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step

Words derived from “կայան”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂-ti- →Every word from Old Armenian կայ →