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Where does “լվանալ” come from?

լվանալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian լուանամ, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

լվանալ (Armenian): to wash; to wash away, to remove; to reprimand,...

Definitions

  1. to wash; to wash away, to remove; to reprimand,...

Ancestry of “լվանալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianլուանամto wash, to cleanse, to bathe; to rinse; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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