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Where does “արամբի” come from?

արամբի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արամբի, from Old Armenian արամբ, from Old Armenian ի-, from Old Armenian հի-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

արամբի (Armenian): married, having a husband; married woman

Definitions

  1. married, having a husband; married woman

Ancestry of “արամբի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարամբիmarried, having a husband; married woman
2Old Armenianարամբinstrumental singular of այր
3Old Armenianի-thing; what?
4Old Armenianհի-something
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
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