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
- leg, shank in humans and in other vertebrates;...
Ancestry of “ճիվ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Armenian | ճիվ | leg, shank |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ճիւ | leg; shank |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | čiHwá- | shank |