Where does “ազգություն” come from?
ազգություն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ազգութիւն, from Old Armenian ազգ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hádᶻgas — knot; branch, twig.
ազգություն (Armenian): nationality
Ancestry of “ազգություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ազգութիւն | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ազգ | nation, people; generation, race, tribe; kind,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hádᶻgas | knot; branch, twig |