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Where does “Գոհար” come from?

Գոհար (Armenian) comes from Armenian գոհար, from Old Armenian գոհար, from Middle Persian gwhl, from Old Persian gauθra.

Ancestry of “Գոհար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգոհարprecious stone, gem, jewel; diamond; gem, jewel,...
2Old Armenianգոհարprecious stone, gem; precious, rare, excellent
3Middle Persiangwhlsubstance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage
4Old Persiangauθra—
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