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Where does “ուժ” come from?

ուժ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian ուժ, from Old Armenian ոյժ, from Undetermined ōž, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwgas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwg-os, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

ուժ (Armenian): force; power, might; strength

Definitions

  1. force; power, might; strength

Ancestry of “ուժ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianուժ—
2Old Armenianոյժforce, strength, power, vigour, energy, virtue,...
3Undeterminedōž—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Háwgas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwg-osstrength
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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