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Where does “նահանգապետական” come from?

նահանգապետական (Armenian) comes from Armenian ական, from Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետ, from Old Armenian նետ, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

նահանգապետական (Armenian): gubernatorial

Definitions

  1. gubernatorial

Ancestry of “նահանգապետական”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianականsap, tunnel; mine; mortar shell
2Armenianնետելto throw, to cast
3Middle Armenianնետելto shoot an arrow; to throw
4Middle Armenianնետarrow
5Old Armenianնետarrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
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