Where does “ճիվ” come from?

ճիվ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian ճիվ, from Old Armenian ճիւ, from Proto-Iranian čiHwá- — shank.

ճիվ (Armenian): leg, shank in humans and in other vertebrates;...

Definitions

  1. leg, shank in humans and in other vertebrates;...

Ancestry of “ճիվ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianճիվleg, shank
2Old Armenianճիւleg; shank
3Proto-IraniančiHwá-shank

Words derived from “ճիվ”

Every word from Proto-Iranian čiHwá- →Every word from Old Armenian ճիւ →Every word from Middle Armenian ճիվ →