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Where does “ծերակույտ” come from?

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

ծերակույտ (Armenian): Areopagus of Ancient Greece; Senate of Ancient...

Definitions

  1. Areopagus of Ancient Greece; Senate of Ancient...

Ancestry of “ծերակույտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianծերակոյտsenate; assembly of elders; the ancients;...
2Old Armenianծերold, aged, stricken or advanced in years; old...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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