Where does “չիք” come from?

չիք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian չիք, from Old Armenian իք, from Old Armenian ի-, from Old Armenian հի-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

չիք (Armenian): there is not, there does not exist

Definitions

  1. there is not, there does not exist

Ancestry of “չիք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianչիքthere is not, there does not exist; nothing,...
2Old Armenianիքsome, a, an, certain; is, there is; what is, what...
3Old Armenianի-thing; what?
4Old Armenianհի-something
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Old Armenian ի- →Every word from Old Armenian իք →