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Where does “ասվեղ” come from?

ասվեղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ասուեղ, from Old Armenian ասր, from Proto-Indo-European peḱu- — sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals.

ասվեղ (Armenian): shaggy, woolly

Definitions

  1. shaggy, woolly

Ancestry of “ասվեղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianասուեղshaggy, woolly
2Old Armenianասրfleece, wool
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱu-sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals
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