Where does “կին” come from?
կին (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
կին (Old Armenian): woman; wife, spouse
Ancestry of “կին”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |