Where does “հովհար” come from?
հովհար (Armenian) comes from Armenian հով, from Old Armenian հով, from Proto-Indo-European pow- — to blow; puff, blow; to blow, drift, billow.
հովհար (Armenian): fan, hand fan
Ancestry of “հովհար”, step by step
հովհար traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian հով
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | հով | fresh, cool, chilly; the cool, coolness,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | հով | cool, fresh, bracing; cool, coolness, freshness;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pow- | to blow; puff, blow; to blow, drift, billow |
via Armenian հարել
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | հարել | to churn |
| 2 | Old Armenian | հարում | to beat, to strike; to drive in, to thrust, to... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | հար- | — |