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Where does “թափ” come from?

թափ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian թափ, from Proto-Indo-European təpʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European stepʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

թափ (Armenian): sweep; power, might; impetuosity; swing;...

Definitions

  1. sweep; power, might; impetuosity; swing;...

Ancestry of “թափ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianթափbottom; depth, profound depth, abyss; sheath,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantəpʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstepʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →