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Where does “զեղուն” come from?

զեղուն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian զեղուն, from Old Armenian զեղում, from Old Armenian հեղում, from Proto-Indo-European pel(H)-nu-mi, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

զեղուն (Armenian): full, running over, brimful; full of emotion;...

Definitions

  1. full, running over, brimful; full of emotion;...

Ancestry of “զեղուն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianզեղունrunning over, brimful
2Old Armenianզեղումto pour, pour out, shed; to flow out, be...
3Old Armenianհեղումto pour, to pour out, to empty, to pour forth, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel(H)-nu-mi—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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