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Where does “առագաստ” come from?

առագաստ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian առագաստ, from Old Armenian առ, from Old Armenian առնում, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r-nu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

առագաստ (Armenian): sail of a ship; curtain; nuptial chamber

Definitions

  1. sail of a ship; curtain; nuptial chamber

Ancestry of “առագաստ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianառագաստcurtain, veil, net; nuptial canopy; bridal...
2Old Armenianառbecause of, due to; near, at; to
3Old Armenianառնումto receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r-nu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “առագաստ”

  • առագաստանավ
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