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Where does “Վիգէն” come from?

Վիգէն (Old Armenian) comes from Latin Vincentius, from Latin vincēns, from Latin vincō, from Proto-Italic winkō, from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “Վիգէն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVincentius—
2Latinvincēns—
3Latinvincō—
4Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “Վիգէն”

  • Վիգեն
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