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
- ford, shallow; riverbed; dried riverbed
Ancestry of “հուն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Armenian | հուն | way, direction, course; limit, border, end; top |
| 2 | Old Armenian | հուն | ford, shallow; shallow; passage, way |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pónteh₁s | path, road |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |