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Where does “հորա” come from?

հորա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian յօրայ, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

հորա (Armenian): stepfather

Definitions

  1. stepfather

Ancestry of “հորա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianյօրայstepfather
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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