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Where does “անջրդի” come from?

անջրդի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian անջրդի, from Old Armenian դի, from Proto-Indo-European dʰw-iH-to-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

անջրդի (Armenian): arid, waterless; not irrigated

Definitions

  1. arid, waterless; not irrigated

Ancestry of “անջրդի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանջրդիarid; arid place, desert
2Old Armenianդիcorpse, dead body, carcass
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰw-iH-to-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
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