Where does “ոյժ” come from?
ոյժ (Old Armenian) comes from Undetermined ōž, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwgas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwg-os, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
ոյժ (Old Armenian): force, strength, power, vigour, energy, virtue,...
Definitions
- force, strength, power, vigour, energy, virtue,...
Ancestry of “ոյժ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | ōž | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Háwgas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwg-os | strength |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |