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Where does “դի” come from?

դի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian դի, from Proto-Indo-European dʰw-iH-to-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

դի (Armenian): corpse, dead body, carcass

Definitions

  1. corpse, dead body, carcass

Ancestry of “դի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianդիcorpse, dead body, carcass
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰw-iH-to-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “դի”

  • դիարան
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