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Where does “անիւ” come from?

անիւ (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

անիւ (Old Armenian): wheel; axle of a chariot; sun

Definitions

  1. wheel; axle of a chariot; sun

Ancestry of “անիւ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

Words derived from “անիւ”

  • անիվ
  • անվադող
  • հեծանիվ
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