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Where does “խոհ-” come from?

խոհ- (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խորհ, from Proto-Iranian hwar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swar-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Ancestry of “խոհ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխորհthought
2Proto-Iranianhwar-to take, grasp; to eat, consume
3Proto-Indo-Iranianswar-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “խոհ-”

  • խոհ
  • խոհամիտ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →