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Where does “Արթուր” come from?

Արթուր (Armenian) comes from English Arthur, from Middle English Arthure, from Latin Arthurus, from Welsh arth, from Proto-Brythonic arθ, from Proto-Celtic artos, from Ancient Greek ἄρτος — a cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread.

Ancestry of “Արթուր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishArthurGuinness stout
2Middle EnglishArthure—
3LatinArthurus—
4Welsharthbear
5Proto-Brythonicarθbear
6Proto-Celticartosbear
7Ancient Greekἄρτοςa cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread
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