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Where does “բորեկ” come from?

բորեկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բորեակ, from Old Armenian բորի, from Middle Iranian bōr-.

բորեկ (Armenian): Alternative form of բյորեկ; dark-complexioned or...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of բյորեկ; dark-complexioned or...

Ancestry of “բորեկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբորեակ—
2Old Armenianբորիbrown, dark-complexioned animal
3Middle Iranianbōr-—
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