Where does “հավնոց” come from?

հավնոց (Armenian) comes from Armenian հավ, from Old Armenian հաւ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

Ancestry of “հավնոց”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհավhen, chicken; woman, chick; someone with a short...
2Old Armenianհաւbird; rooster; hen; grandfather, ancestor; uncle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os →Every word from Old Armenian հաւ →Every word from Armenian հավ →