Where does “վեցկին” come from?
վեցկին (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կին, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
վեցկին (Old Armenian): sextuple, sixfold; six times as much, sixfold
Definitions
- sextuple, sixfold; six times as much, sixfold
Ancestry of “վեցկին”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | կին | woman; wife, spouse |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |