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Where does “աչալուրջ” come from?

աչալուրջ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աչալուրջ, from Old Armenian լուրջ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- — to clean, rinse, slide.

աչալուրջ (Armenian): careful, vigilant, open-eyed

Definitions

  1. careful, vigilant, open-eyed

Ancestry of “աչալուրջ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաչալուրջserious-eyed; alert, vigilant; circumspect
2Old Armenianլուրջ*light, *shiny; light blue; blue; cheerful,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱlewH-to clean, rinse, slide
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