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Where does “մակարոն” come from?

մակարոն (Armenian) comes from Russian макаро́ны, from Italian maccheroni, from Ancient Greek μακαρία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

մակարոն (Armenian): macaroni, pasta, spaghetti

Definitions

  1. macaroni, pasta, spaghetti

Ancestry of “մակարոն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмакаро́ны—
2Italianmaccheroni"m plural"; macaroni
3Ancient Greekμακαρίαfood made from barley
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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