Where does “կծու” come from?

կծու (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ու, from Proto-Indo-European h₁opi — up, on, upon.

կծու (Old Armenian): sharp to the taste, sour, acid, tart; pungent,...

Definitions

  1. sharp to the taste, sour, acid, tart; pungent,...

Ancestry of “կծու”, step by step

կծու traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ու

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianուand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁opiup, on, upon

via Old Armenian կծանեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկծանեմto bite; to sting; to torment; to feel sting/pain

Words derived from “կծու”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁opi →Every word from Old Armenian ու →