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Where does “լուրթ” come from?

լուրթ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian լուրթ, from Old Armenian լուրջ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- — to clean, rinse, slide.

լուրթ (Armenian): light blue

Definitions

  1. light blue

Ancestry of “լուրթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianլուրթblue
2Old Armenianլուրջ*light, *shiny; light blue; blue; cheerful,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱlewH-to clean, rinse, slide
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