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Where does “ოქუცი” come from?

ოქუცი (Georgian) comes from Armenian հոգոց, from Old Armenian հոգւոց, from Old Armenian հոգի, from Proto-Indo-European powyo-, from Proto-Indo-European pew- — to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe.

ოქუცი (Georgian): a short prayer for the dead

Definitions

  1. a short prayer for the dead

Ancestry of “ოქუცი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհոգոցsigh, moan, groan; a short prayer for the dead
2Old Armenianհոգւոցgenitive plural of հոգի; dative plural of հոգի;...
3Old Armenianհոգիspirit, soul, ghost; the Holy Ghost, Paraclete;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpowyo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe
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