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
- to cut off the limb of a bird or a human being
Ancestry of “ճվատել”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ճիվ | leg, shank in humans and in other vertebrates;... |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | ճիվ | leg, shank |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ճիւ | leg; shank |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | čiHwá- | shank |