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Where does “բուժքույր” come from?

բուժքույր (Armenian) comes from Russian медсестра, from Russian сестра́, from Old East Slavic сестра, from Proto-Slavic sestrà.

բուժքույր (Armenian): nurse

Definitions

  1. nurse

Ancestry of “բուժքույր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмедсестраhospital nurse
2Russianсестра́sister
3Old East Slavicсестра—
4Proto-Slavicsestrà—
Every word from Proto-Slavic sestrà →