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Where does “անհուն” come from?

անհուն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian անհուն, from Old Armenian հուն, from Proto-Indo-European pónteh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

անհուն (Armenian): bottomless; infinite, limitless

Definitions

  1. bottomless; infinite, limitless

Ancestry of “անհուն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանհունunfordable, impassable, inaccessible; bottomless;...
2Old Armenianհունford, shallow; shallow; passage, way
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpónteh₁spath, road
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
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