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Where does “մեգապոլիս” come from?

մեգապոլիս (Armenian) comes from Russian мегапо́лис, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

մեգապոլիս (Armenian): megalopolis, megacity

Definitions

  1. megalopolis, megacity

Ancestry of “մեգապոլիս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмегапо́лис—
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
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