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Where does “շավիղ” come from?

շավիղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian շաւիղ, from Classical Syriac ܫܒܝܠܐ — road, track, path, way; trace.

շավիղ (Armenian): path, trail, track; course, way, passage; ray,...

Definitions

  1. path, trail, track; course, way, passage; ray,...

Ancestry of “շավիղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianշաւիղroad, track, path, way; trace
2Classical Syriacܫܒܝܠܐroad, track, path, way; trace

Words derived from “շավիղ”

  • ոտնաշավիղ
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