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Where does “Աճեմյան” come from?

Աճեմյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian աճեմ, from Ottoman Turkish عجم, from Arabic عَجَم — non-Arabs, esp. Persians; non-Arab; Persian;...

Ancestry of “Աճեմյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianաճեմPersian
2Ottoman Turkishعجم—
3Arabicعَجَمnon-Arabs, esp. Persians; non-Arab; Persian;...
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