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Where does “աշխատասեր” come from?

աշխատասեր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աշխատասէր, from Old Armenian սիրեմ, from Old Armenian սէր, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyro-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

աշխատասեր (Armenian): industrious, diligent; hard-working; assiduous

Definitions

  1. industrious, diligent; hard-working; assiduous

Ancestry of “աշխատասեր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաշխատասէրlaborious, active, diligent, industrious
2Old Armenianսիրեմto love, to be fond of, to have an affection or a...
3Old Armenianսէրlove; affection, fondness, tenderness;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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