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Where does “մոլորվել” come from?

մոլորվել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մոլորիմ, from Old Armenian մոլիմ, from Old Armenian մեղ, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

մոլորվել (Armenian): to become lost, to get lost, to lose one's way;...

Definitions

  1. to become lost, to get lost, to lose one's way;...

Ancestry of “մոլորվել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմոլորիմto go out of one's way, to ramble, to rove, to...
2Old Armenianմոլիմto become mad, to lose one's senses; to be in a...
3Old Armenianմեղsin, crime
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “մոլորվել”

  • մոլորել
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