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
- force; power, might; strength
Ancestry of “ուժ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | ուժ | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ոյժ | force, strength, power, vigour, energy, virtue,... |
| 3 | Undetermined | ōž | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Háwgas | might, bodily strength, vigour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwg-os | strength |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |