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Where does “անասուն” come from?

անասուն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian անասուն, from Old Armenian ասուն, from Old Armenian -ուն, from Proto-Indo-European -o-mno-, from Proto-Indo-European -o-meno- — adverbial suffix of neuter gender.

անասուն (Armenian): animal, beast; brute, beast; child

Definitions

  1. animal, beast; brute, beast; child

Ancestry of “անասուն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանասունirrational; not endowed with the faculty of...
2Old Armenianասունthat is endowed with the faculty of speaking,...
3Old Armenian-ունforming adjectives from verbs and rarely from...
4Proto-Indo-European-o-mno-—
5Proto-Indo-European-o-meno-adverbial suffix of neuter gender

Words derived from “անասուն”

  • անասնաբույժ
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