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Where does “քանիցս” come from?

քանիցս (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -իցս, from Old Armenian -ից, from Old Armenian -ց, from Old Armenian այգ, from Proto-Armenian aygo-, from Proto-Armenian awyo-, from Proto-Armenian aw(h)i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ws-s-i — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

քանիցս (Old Armenian): how many times?; every time

Definitions

  1. how many times?; every time

Ancestry of “քանիցս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-իցսtimes
2Old Armenian-իցthe plural genitive case ending of "i"-stem...
3Old Armenian-ցplural genitive case marker; plural dative case...
4Old Armenianայգmorning
5Proto-Armenianaygo-—
6Proto-Armenianawyo-—
7Proto-Armenianaw(h)i-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ws-s-i—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “քանիցս”

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