հի-

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

Root

հի- • (hi-)

  1. something
    հի՞մhi?mwhy?
    հի՛կէնhíkēnas, for example

Derived terms

  • հիբար (hibar)
  • հիզան (hizan)
  • հիկէն (hikēn)
  • հիմ (him)
  • հիպէս (hipēs)

Descendants

  • Old Armenian: ի- (i-) (at a later stage)
  • Armenian: խի (xi)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press