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Where does “ամայի” come from?

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

ամայի (Armenian): uninhabited, deserted; evacuated, vacated; empty,...

Definitions

  1. uninhabited, deserted; evacuated, vacated; empty,...

Ancestry of “ամայի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianամայիdesert, uninhabited, deserted, uninhabitable,...
2Old Armenianամամto fill; to put in a vessel or bag, to bag; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanam-to fill; mother, aunt
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