Where does “հուն” come from?

հուն (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian հուն, from Old Armenian հուն, from Proto-Indo-European pónteh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

հուն (Armenian): ford, shallow; riverbed; dried riverbed

Definitions

  1. ford, shallow; riverbed; dried riverbed

Ancestry of “հուն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianհունway, direction, course; limit, border, end; top
2Old Armenianհունford, shallow; shallow; passage, way
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpónteh₁spath, road
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pónteh₁s →Every word from Old Armenian հուն →