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Where does “դերասան” come from?

դերասան (Armenian) comes from Armenian ասել, from Old Armenian ասեմ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

դերասան (Armenian): actor

Definitions

  1. actor

Ancestry of “դերասան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianասելto say; to tell; to indicate, to point
2Old Armenianասեմto say, to express, to speak, to relate, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say

Words derived from “դերասան”

  • դերասանուհի
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