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Where does “դերասանուհի” come from?

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

դերասանուհի (Armenian): actress

Definitions

  1. actress

Ancestry of “դերասանուհի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդերասանactor
2Armenianասելto say; to tell; to indicate, to point
3Old Armenianասեմto say, to express, to speak, to relate, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
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