Where does “ճվատել” come from?

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

ճվատել (Armenian): to cut off the limb of a bird or a human being

Definitions

  1. to cut off the limb of a bird or a human being

Ancestry of “ճվատել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianճիվleg, shank in humans and in other vertebrates;...
2Middle Armenianճիվleg, shank
3Old Armenianճիւleg; shank
4Proto-IraniančiHwá-shank
Every word from Proto-Iranian čiHwá- →Every word from Old Armenian ճիւ →Every word from Middle Armenian ճիվ →