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Where does “մարխ” come from?

մարխ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian մարխ, from Arabic مَرْخ — {{taxlink|Leptadenia pyrotechnica|species}}.

մարխ (Armenian): resinous wood that ignites easily

Definitions

  1. resinous wood that ignites easily

Ancestry of “մարխ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianմարխa kind of a resinous conifer, perhaps "Pinus...
2Arabicمَرْخ{{taxlink|Leptadenia pyrotechnica|species}}
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