Where does “չքավոր” come from?

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

չքավոր (Armenian): poor, indigent, poverty-stricken; poor man

Definitions

  1. poor, indigent, poverty-stricken; poor man

Ancestry of “չքավոր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianչքաւորneedy, indigent, necessitous, poor, beggarly
2Old Armenianչիքthere is not, there does not exist; nothing,...
3Old Armenianիքsome, a, an, certain; is, there is; what is, what...
4Old Armenianի-thing; what?
5Old Armenianհի-something
6Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷísEvery word from Old Armenian ի-Every word from Old Armenian իք