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Where does “խուլիգան” come from?

խուլիգան (Armenian) comes from Russian хулига́н, from English hooligan, from English Houlihan.

խուլիգան (Armenian): hooligan

Definitions

  1. hooligan

Ancestry of “խուլիգան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхулига́н—
2EnglishhooliganA person that causes trouble or violence;...
3EnglishHoulihan—
Every word from English Houlihan →