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Where does “մերժել” come from?

մերժել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մերժեմ, from Proto-Iranian Hmarz- — to wipe, rub.

մերժել (Armenian): to refuse, reject

Definitions

  1. to refuse, reject

Ancestry of “մերժել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմերժեմto drive away, to repel; to reject, to remove; to...
2Proto-IranianHmarz-to wipe, rub

Words derived from “մերժել”

  • օգնամերժություն
  • օգնամերժ
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