Where does “կավեղեն” come from?

կավեղեն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կաւեղէն, from Old Armenian -եղէն, from Old Armenian -էն, from Proto-Indo-European ey-ni-.

կավեղեն (Armenian): made of clay; pottery, earthenware

Definitions

  1. made of clay; pottery, earthenware

Ancestry of “կավեղեն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկաւեղէնmade of clay, argillaceous, clayey, clayish
2Old Armenian-եղէնmade of, consisting of
3Old Armenian-էնforming adverbs
4Proto-Indo-Europeaney-ni-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ey-ni- →Every word from Old Armenian -եղէն →Every word from Old Armenian -էն →