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Where does “քվե” come from?

քվե (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քուէ, from Old Armenian քուեայ, from Aramaic קוביא, from Ancient Greek κυβεία, from Ancient Greek κύβος — square; cube; die, dice.

քվե (Armenian): vote, ballot

Definitions

  1. vote, ballot

Ancestry of “քվե”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianքուէAlternative form of քուեայ
2Old Armenianքուեայcube; die; knucklebone
3Aramaicקוביא—
4Ancient Greekκυβείαdice playing
5Ancient Greekκύβοςsquare; cube; die, dice
Every word from Ancient Greek κύβος →