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Where does “հափափել” come from?

հափափել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հափափել, from Old Armenian հափափեմ, from Old Armenian հափ-, from Old Armenian ափ, from Proto-Indo-European s/Hapʰ-.

հափափել (Armenian): to kidnap

Definitions

  1. to kidnap

Ancestry of “հափափել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհափափելinfinitive of հափափեմ
2Old Armenianհափափեմto kidnap
3Old Armenianհափ-—
4Old Armenianափpalm of the hand; handful
5Proto-Indo-Europeans/Hapʰ-—
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