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Where does “աբասանոց” come from?

աբասանոց (Armenian) comes from Armenian աբասի, from Persian عباسی, from Persian عباس, from Arabic عَبَّاس, from Arabic عَبَسَ — to scowl; to frown.

աբասանոց (Armenian): a coin having face value of one աբասի; costing...

Definitions

  1. a coin having face value of one աբասի; costing...

Ancestry of “աբասանոց”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianաբասիabbasi; abazi
2PersianعباسیAbbasid; abbasi
3Persianعباس—
4Arabicعَبَّاسone who frowns a lot; untamed lion; lion
5Arabicعَبَسَto scowl; to frown
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