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Where does “թիռ” come from?

թիռ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian թիռ, from Old Armenian թռչիմ, from Old Armenian թիռ-, from Proto-Indo-European ptēr-, from Proto-Indo-European pter- — wing, feather; feather; wing; wing; feather.

թիռ (Armenian): flight, flying; flying, by flying, gliding; in a...

Definitions

  1. flight, flying; flying, by flying, gliding; in a...

Ancestry of “թիռ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianթիռflight, flying, soaring; strong desire,...
2Old Armenianթռչիմto fly, to take flight, to soar
3Old Armenianթիռ-to fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanptēr-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpter-wing, feather; feather; wing; wing; feather
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