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Where does “զուգարան” come from?

զուգարան (Armenian) comes from Armenian զուգել, from Middle Armenian զուգել, from Old Armenian զուգեմ, from Old Armenian զոյգ, from Classical Syriac ܙܘܓܐ, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

զուգարան (Armenian): toilet; restroom, lavatory; dressing room

Definitions

  1. toilet; restroom, lavatory; dressing room

Ancestry of “զուգարան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianզուգելto decorate, furnish, deck out
2Middle Armenianզուգելto make
3Old Armenianզուգեմto join
4Old Armenianզոյգyoke, pair, couple; two- or four-horse chariot;...
5Classical Syriacܙܘܓܐyoke, pair, couple; two-horse chariot;...
6Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
7Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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