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Where does “մկրտել” come from?

մկրտել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մկրտեմ — to dip, immerse; to wash, bathe; to baptize.

մկրտել (Armenian): to baptize

Definitions

  1. to baptize

Ancestry of “մկրտել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմկրտեմto dip, immerse; to wash, bathe; to baptize

Words derived from “մկրտել”

  • Մկրտումյան
  • մկրտում
  • Մկրտում
  • مگردومیان
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