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Where does “հաւք” come from?

հաւք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հաւ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

Ancestry of “հաւք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհաւbird; rooster; hen; grandfather, ancestor; uncle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle

Words derived from “հաւք”

  • հավք
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