Where does “կին” come from?

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

կին (Armenian): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “կին”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկինwoman; wife, spouse
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “կին”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Old Armenian կին →