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Where does “էշ” come from?

էշ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian էշ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

էշ (Armenian): donkey, ass; ass, jackass; idiot, dumb-ass, fool,...

Definitions

  1. donkey, ass; ass, jackass; idiot, dumb-ass, fool,...

Ancestry of “էշ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianէշdonkey, ass; battering ram; bridge of a violin or...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “էշ”

  • իշառվույտ
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