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
- there is not, there does not exist
Ancestry of “չիք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | չիք | there is not, there does not exist; nothing,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | իք | some, a, an, certain; is, there is; what is, what... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ի- | thing; what? |
| 4 | Old Armenian | հի- | something |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |