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Where does “գեղմնավոր” come from?

գեղմնավոր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գեղմնաւոր, from Old Armenian գեղմն, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

գեղմնավոր (Armenian): woolly, fleecy

Definitions

  1. woolly, fleecy

Ancestry of “գեղմնավոր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգեղմնաւորwooly, hairy
2Old Armenianգեղմնfleece, wool
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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