Where does “Hnʷg-” come from?
Hnʷg- (Proto-Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃ngʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.
Ancestry of “Hnʷg-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ngʷ- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃engʷ- | to smear, to anoint |