Where does “չեզոքություն” come from?
չեզոքություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian չեզոք, from Old Armenian չէզոք, from Old Armenian ոք, from Old Armenian ո, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
չեզոքություն (Armenian): neutrality
Ancestry of “չեզոքություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | չեզոք | neutral; neuter; middle, mediopassive |
| 2 | Old Armenian | չէզոք | sexless, genderless, neither male nor female;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ոք | someone, somebody, anyone; some, one, certain |
| 4 | Old Armenian | ո | who? |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |