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Where does “ճմլել” come from?

ճմլել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ճմլել, from Old Armenian ճմլեմ, from Old Armenian *ճմ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

ճմլել (Armenian): to squeeze, to press, to crush

Definitions

  1. to squeeze, to press, to crush

Ancestry of “ճմլել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianճմլելinfinitive of ճմլեմ; infinitive of ճմլիմ
2Old Armenianճմլեմto squeeze, to press; to trample on, to grind...
3Old Armenian*ճմ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry
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