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Where does “զարմանալ” come from?

զարմանալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian զարմանամ, from Old Armenian արմանամ, from Finnish arm-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

զարմանալ (Armenian): to wonder , to be surprised/amazed

Definitions

  1. to wonder , to be surprised/amazed

Ancestry of “զարմանալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianզարմանամto be astounded, to wonder, to be astonished; to...
2Old Armenianարմանամto be astounded, to wonder, to be astonished
3Finnisharm-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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