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Where does “դարավանդ” come from?

դարավանդ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian դարաւանդ, from Old Armenian դար, from German darum, from Middle High German darumme, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

դարավանդ (Armenian): height, eminence, precipice

Definitions

  1. height, eminence, precipice

Ancestry of “դարավանդ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianդարաւանդheight, eminence, precipice; eyebrow; beams of...
2Old Armenianդարage, long period of time of 100, 1000 or...
3Germandarumaround it, around that; therefore; because!
4Middle High Germandarumme—
5Old High Germanumbiaround
6Proto-West Germanicumbiaround
7Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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