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Where does “գուշակ” come from?

գուշակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գուշակ, from Undetermined gōšak, from Undetermined gauša-ka-.

գուշակ (Armenian): soothsayer, diviner; sign, portent, presage

Definitions

  1. soothsayer, diviner; sign, portent, presage

Ancestry of “գուշակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգուշակspy, informer; soothsayer, diviner, prophet;...
2Undeterminedgōšak—
3Undeterminedgauša-ka-—

Words derived from “գուշակ”

  • գուշակաբար
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