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Where does “հեթանոսություն” come from?

հեթանոսություն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հեթանոսութիւն, from Old Armenian հեթանոս, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθω, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

հեթանոսություն (Armenian): paganism, heathenism; Hetanism, Armenian...

Definitions

  1. paganism, heathenism; Hetanism, Armenian...

Ancestry of “հեթանոսություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհեթանոսութիւնheathenism, paganism, gentilism
2Old ArmenianհեթանոսGentile, non-Jew; foreigner; heathen, pagan
3Ancient Greekἔθνοςgroup of people: tribe, family; group of animals:...
4Ancient GreekἔθωI am accustomed, I tend to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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