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Where does “աւետչեայ” come from?

աւետչեայ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -չեայ, from Old Armenian -իչ, from Proto-Indo-European -kyā-, from Proto-Indo-European -k-.

աւետչեայ (Old Armenian): prize given to the bearer of good news

Definitions

  1. prize given to the bearer of good news

Ancestry of “աւետչեայ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-չեայfound in few words
2Old Armenian-իչ-er
3Proto-Indo-European-kyā-—
4Proto-Indo-European-k-—

Words derived from “աւետչեայ”

  • ավետչյա
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -k- →