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Where does “ծեր” come from?

ծեր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ծեր, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

ծեր (Armenian): old, aged; old, aged man; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. old, aged; old, aged man; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “ծեր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianծերold, aged, stricken or advanced in years; old...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “ծեր”

  • ծերուկ
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