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Where does “նախկին” come from?

նախկին (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կին, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

նախկին (Old Armenian): prior, former; first, in the first place, firstly

Definitions

  1. prior, former; first, in the first place, firstly

Ancestry of “նախկին”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկինwoman; wife, spouse
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “նախկին”

  • նախկին
  • նախկի
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →