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Where does “արեւմտյան” come from?

արեւմտյան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արեւմտեան, from Old Armenian արեւմուտք, from Old Armenian մուտք, from Old Armenian մուտ — the act of entering, entry, coming or going in,...

արեւմտյան (Armenian): western, west

Definitions

  1. western, west

Ancestry of “արեւմտյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարեւմտեանwestern, westerly, west
2Old Armenianարեւմուտքwest; sunset; the western nations
3Old Armenianմուտքnominative plural of մուտ
4Old Armenianմուտthe act of entering, entry, coming or going in,...
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