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Where does “լուսատարի” come from?

լուսատարի (Armenian) comes from Armenian լույս, from Old Armenian լոյս, from Proto-Indo-European lewkós, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

լուսատարի (Armenian): light year

Definitions

  1. light year

Ancestry of “լուսատարի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianլույսlight; dawn, daybreak; electricity, power
2Old Armenianլոյսlight; brightness, splendour; fire; illumination;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →