Where does “նախկին” come from?

նախկին (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian նախկին, from Old Armenian կին, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

նախկին (Armenian): former, ex-

Definitions

  1. former, ex-

Ancestry of “նախկին”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնախկինprior, former; first, in the first place, firstly
2Old Armenianկինwoman; wife, spouse
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Old Armenian կին →
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