Where does “կուց” come from?

կուց (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կից, from Old Armenian կցեմ, from Proto-Kartvelian kec₁- — to put together, fold, collect.

կուց (Old Armenian): handful, two palms joined

Definitions

  1. handful, two palms joined

Ancestry of “կուց”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկիցtogether, united, conjoined; close, near;...
2Old Armenianկցեմto join, to unite; to accompany; to be joined,...
3Proto-Kartveliankec₁-to put together, fold, collect
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