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Where does “հովանուտ” come from?

հովանուտ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հովանուտ, from Old Armenian հով, from Proto-Indo-European pow- — to blow; puff, blow; to blow, drift, billow.

հովանուտ (Armenian): shaded cool place

Definitions

  1. shaded cool place

Ancestry of “հովանուտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհովանուտshady, umbrageous, overshadowing
2Old Armenianհովcool, fresh, bracing; cool, coolness, freshness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpow-to blow; puff, blow; to blow, drift, billow
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