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Where does “աղբաման” come from?

աղբաման (Armenian) comes from Armenian աման, from Middle Armenian աման, from Old Armenian աման, from Old Armenian ամամ, from Proto-Indo-European am- — to fill; mother, aunt.

աղբաման (Armenian): small garbage can, trash can, dustbin

Definitions

  1. small garbage can, trash can, dustbin

Ancestry of “աղբաման”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianամանvessel, jar, pot, container
2Middle Armenianամանvessel, container; tortoiseshell
3Old Armenianամանvessel, container
4Old Armenianամամto fill; to put in a vessel or bag, to bag; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanam-to fill; mother, aunt
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