Where does “զով” come from?

զով (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հով, from Proto-Indo-European pow- — to blow; puff, blow; to blow, drift, billow.

զով (Old Armenian): fresh, cold; cool, freshness

Definitions

  1. fresh, cold; cool, freshness

Ancestry of “զով”, step by step

զով traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian հով

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհովcool, fresh, bracing; cool, coolness, freshness;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpow-to blow; puff, blow; to blow, drift, billow

via Old Armenian զ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianզ
2Old Armenianգած-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pow-Every word from Old Armenian հով