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Where does “մրցել” come from?

մրցել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մրցիմ, from Old Armenian մուրց — fist; boxing.

մրցել (Armenian): to compete

Definitions

  1. to compete

Ancestry of “մրցել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմրցիմto box, to come to blows, to fight, to combat; to...
2Old Armenianմուրցfist; boxing

Words derived from “մրցել”

  • մրցավազք
  • մրցորդ
  • մրցույթ
  • մրցավար
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