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Where does “զուգահեռագիծ” come from?

զուգահեռագիծ (Armenian) comes from Armenian զուգահեռ, from Armenian զույգ, from Old Armenian զոյգ, from Classical Syriac ܙܘܓܐ, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

զուգահեռագիծ (Armenian): parallelogram

Definitions

  1. parallelogram

Ancestry of “զուգահեռագիծ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianզուգահեռparallel
2Armenianզույգpair, couple; twin; forming a pair
3Old Armenianզոյգyoke, pair, couple; two- or four-horse chariot;...
4Classical Syriacܙܘܓܐyoke, pair, couple; two-horse chariot;...
5Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
6Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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