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Where does “ապե” come from?

ապե (Armenian) comes from Armenian ապեր, from Armenian ախպեր, from Old Armenian աղբայր, from Old Armenian եղբայր, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

ապե (Armenian): very informal form of address to a male of equal...

Definitions

  1. very informal form of address to a male of equal...

Ancestry of “ապե”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianապերbrother; buddy, pal
2ArmenianախպերAlternative form of եղբայր
3Old Armenianաղբայր—
4Old Armenianեղբայրbrother; kinsman, relative; friar, monk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
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