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Where does “հակահերոս” come from?

հակահերոս (Armenian) comes from Armenian հերոս, from Ancient Greek ἥρως, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

հակահերոս (Armenian): antihero

Definitions

  1. antihero

Ancestry of “հակահերոս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհերոսhero
2Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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