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Where does “հերոսուհի” come from?

հերոսուհի (Armenian) comes from Armenian -ուհի, from Old Armenian -ուհի, from Old Armenian թագուրհի, from Proto-Iranian tāga-brθr̥yā.

հերոսուհի (Armenian): heroine, female hero

Definitions

  1. heroine, female hero

Ancestry of “հերոսուհի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenian-ուհի-ess, -ette. Forms nouns denoting female gender
2Old Armenian-ուհիforming nouns denoting female gender; -ess, -ette
3Old ArmenianթագուրհիAlternative form of թագուհի; queen
4Proto-Iraniantāga-brθr̥yā—
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