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Where does “արմատ” come from?

արմատ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արմատ, from Old Armenian արմ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.

արմատ (Armenian): root; root of a tooth, hair; root, origin

Definitions

  1. root; root of a tooth, hair; root, origin

Ancestry of “արմատ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարմատroot; tribe, race, stock, line; base, foundation
2Old Armenianարմroot the lower part of the tree trunk near the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-—
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