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Where does “աղբյուս” come from?

աղբյուս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աղբիւս, from Old Armenian աղբեւք, from Old Armenian աղբ — excrement, dung, feces; muck, manure.

աղբյուս (Armenian): garbage; dung-heap

Definitions

  1. garbage; dung-heap

Ancestry of “աղբյուս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianաղբիւսAlternative form of աղբեւք
2Old Armenianաղբեւքexcrement, dung; muck, manure; filth; dung-heap;...
3Old Armenianաղբexcrement, dung, feces; muck, manure
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