Where does “սեւ” come from?

սեւ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian սեւ, from Old Armenian սեաւ, from Parthian 𐫘𐫏𐫀𐫇, from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.

սեւ (Armenian): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “սեւ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianսեւ—
2Old Armenianսեաւblack; sad, gloomy; black horse
3Parthian𐫘𐫏𐫀𐫇—
4Proto-IraniancyaHwáhblack-brown, dark brown, dark
5Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHwásblack-brown, dark-brown, dark
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-wó-sdark; deep brown

Words derived from “սեւ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás →Every word from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh →