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Where does “արեգակ” come from?

արեգակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արեգակն, from Old Armenian արեգ, from Old Armenian արեւ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rewi- — sun, sunshine.

արեգակ (Armenian): the sun; the Sun; sunshine, warmth

Definitions

  1. the sun; the Sun; sunshine, warmth

Ancestry of “արեգակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարեգակնsun
2Old Armenianարեգsolar, sun's; eastern; the eighth month of the...
3Old Armenianարեւthe sun; the light of the sun; life, day
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rewi-sun, sunshine
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