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Where does “խելագար” come from?

խելագար (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խելագար, from Old Armenian գարիմ, from Old Armenian գար, from Middle Persian gad.

խելագար (Armenian): crazy, insane, mad, demented; crazily, insanely,...

Definitions

  1. crazy, insane, mad, demented; crazily, insanely,...

Ancestry of “խելագար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխելագարmad, crazy, lunatic, insane
2Old Armenianգարիմto be in pain; to hurt
3Old Armenianգարpain
4Middle Persiangad—
Every word from Middle Persian gad →