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Where does “հեռու” come from?

հեռու (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հեռոյ, from Old Armenian -ոյ, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

հեռու (Armenian): far, distant, remote; far; distance

Definitions

  1. far, distant, remote; far; distance

Ancestry of “հեռու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհեռոյfar; distant
2Old Armenian-ոյfound in few words; the genitive singular case...
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “հեռու”

  • զուգահեռ
  • զուգահեռագիծ
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