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Where does “ակնհայտ” come from?

ակնհայտ (Armenian) comes from Armenian հայտ, from Old Armenian յայտ, from Old Armenian հայիմ, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

ակնհայտ (Armenian): obvious, apparent, clear; obviously, apparently,...

Definitions

  1. obvious, apparent, clear; obviously, apparently,...

Ancestry of “ակնհայտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհայտapplication , bid; declaration; known, evident,...
2Old Armenianյայտknown, evident, clear, visible; evidently,...
3Old Armenianհայիմto watch, to look, to give a look, to cast the...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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