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Where does “Վանաձոր” come from?

Վանաձոր (Armenian) comes from Armenian ձոր, from Old Armenian ձոր, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoworo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰowero-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

Ancestry of “Վանաձոր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձորgorge, ravine; canyon
2Old Armenianձորvalley, ravine; bed of a torrent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoworo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰowero-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “Վանաձոր”

  • Vanadzor
  • Ванадзор
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