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Where does “եղեռն” come from?

եղեռն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian եղեռն, from Proto-Indo-European h₃elh₁- — to fall, to collapse; to destroy/be destroyed.

եղեռն (Armenian): crime, evil deed; calamity, catastrophe,...

Definitions

  1. crime, evil deed; calamity, catastrophe,...

Ancestry of “եղեռն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianեղեռնcalamity, catastrophe, disaster
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃elh₁-to fall, to collapse; to destroy/be destroyed

Words derived from “եղեռն”

  • Meds Yeghern
  • Մեծ Եղեռն
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