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Where does “Եփեսոս” come from?

Եփեսոս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Եփեսոս, from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος, from Luwian Apa-ša.

Ancestry of “Եփեսոս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԵփեսոս—
2Ancient GreekἜφεσοςEphesus
3LuwianApa-ša—
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