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Where does “գանգրավարս” come from?

գանգրավարս (Armenian) comes from Armenian վարս, from Old Armenian վարս, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wálćas, from Proto-Indo-European wólḱ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

գանգրավարս (Armenian): curly-haired

Definitions

  1. curly-haired

Ancestry of “գանգրավարս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվարսhair
2Old Armenianվարսhair, head of hair, locks, tresses; coma, beams;...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwálćas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwólḱ-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →