Where does “գինեճան” come from?
գինեճան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գինի, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
գինեճան (Old Armenian): wine-loving; drunkard
Ancestry of “գինեճան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գինի | wine |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |