Where does “ճիվ” come from?

ճիվ (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ճիւ, from Proto-Iranian čiHwá- — shank.

ճիվ (Middle Armenian): leg, shank

Definitions

  1. leg, shank

Ancestry of “ճիվ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianճիւleg; shank
2Proto-IraniančiHwá-shank

Words derived from “ճիվ”

Every word from Proto-Iranian čiHwá- →Every word from Old Armenian ճիւ →