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Where does “խույր” come from?

խույր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խոյր, from Parthian xwwd — helmet.

խույր (Armenian): tiara; mitre; diadem

Definitions

  1. tiara; mitre; diadem

Ancestry of “խույր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխոյրdiadem, tiara
2Parthianxwwdhelmet
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