Where does “գովք” come from?

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

Ancestry of “գովք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգովpraise
2Old Armenianգովեմto praise; to boast
3Proto-Iraniangáwbatito say
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “գովք”

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