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Where does “հրետանի” come from?

հրետանի (Armenian) comes from Armenian հրետ, from Armenian հուր, from Old Armenian հուր, from Proto-Indo-European puh₂r-, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

հրետանի (Armenian): artillery

Definitions

  1. artillery

Ancestry of “հրետանի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհրետcannon; musket
2Armenianհուրfire
3Old Armenianհուրfire; fire, heat, spirit, ardour; passion, love,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpuh₂r-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
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