Where does “գովեստ” come from?

գովեստ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գովեմ, from Proto-Iranian gáwbati, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

գովեստ (Old Armenian): praise, eulogy, panegyric; incense; glory

Definitions

  1. praise, eulogy, panegyric; incense; glory

Ancestry of “գովեստ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգովեմto praise; to boast
2Proto-Iraniangáwbatito say
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “գովեստ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →Every word from Proto-Iranian gáwbati →Every word from Old Armenian գովեմ →