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Where does “զգաստ” come from?

զգաստ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian զգաստ, from Old Armenian զգամ, from Old Armenian զ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰō- — behind; after; for.

զգաստ (Armenian): vigilant, alert, watchful; intelligent,...

Definitions

  1. vigilant, alert, watchful; intelligent,...

Ancestry of “զգաստ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianզգաստvigilant, discreet; alert; sober, moderate; wise,...
2Old Armenianզգամto feel, sense; to learn, know, realize
3Old Armenianզ-Intensifying particle, appended to the word to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰō-behind; after; for
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