Where does “ճիվ” come from?
ճիվ (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ճիւ, from Proto-Iranian čiHwá- — shank.
ճիվ (Middle Armenian): leg, shank
Ancestry of “ճիվ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ճիւ | leg; shank |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | čiHwá- | shank |