Where does “կից” come from?

կից (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կից, from Old Armenian կցեմ, from Proto-Kartvelian kec₁- — to put together, fold, collect.

կից (Armenian): together, united, conjoined; close, near; close,...

Definitions

  1. together, united, conjoined; close, near; close,...

Ancestry of “կից”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկիցtogether, united, conjoined; close, near;...
2Old Armenianկցեմto join, to unite; to accompany; to be joined,...
3Proto-Kartveliankec₁-to put together, fold, collect
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian kec₁- →Every word from Old Armenian կցեմ →Every word from Old Armenian կից →