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Where does “անհամեստություն” come from?

անհամեստություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian անհամեստ, from Old Armenian անհամեստ, from Old Armenian համեստ, from Old Armenian -ստ, from Proto-Indo-European -sti-.

անհամեստություն (Armenian): immodesty, lack of modesty; indiscretion,...

Definitions

  1. immodesty, lack of modesty; indiscretion,...

Ancestry of “անհամեստություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianանհամեստimmodest; indiscreet
2Old Armenianանհամեստimmodest, unchaste, obscene
3Old Armenianհամեստmodest, decent; reserved, moderate, temperate
4Old Armenian-ստForming few action nouns. These action nouns may...
5Proto-Indo-European-sti-—
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