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Where does “շուն” come from?

շուն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian շուն, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

շուն (Armenian): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “շուն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianշունdog; adulterer or adulteress; Canis Major
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “շուն”

  • շնագայլ
  • շնաձուկ
  • ծովաշուն
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