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Where does “հովհար” come from?

հովհար (Armenian) comes from Armenian հով, from Old Armenian հով, from Proto-Indo-European pow- — to blow; puff, blow; to blow, drift, billow.

հովհար (Armenian): fan, hand fan

Definitions

  1. fan, hand fan

Ancestry of “հովհար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհովfresh, cool, chilly; the cool, coolness,...
2Old Armenianհովcool, fresh, bracing; cool, coolness, freshness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpow-to blow; puff, blow; to blow, drift, billow
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