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Where does “մեղու” come from?

մեղու (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մեղու, from Old Armenian ու, from Proto-Indo-European h₁opi — up, on, upon.

մեղու (Armenian): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “մեղու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմեղուbee; genitive singular of մեղր
2Old Armenianու—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁opiup, on, upon
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