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Where does “ոլոր-մոլոր” come from?

ոլոր-մոլոր (Armenian) comes from Armenian մոլոր, from Old Armenian մոլոր, 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.

ոլոր-մոլոր (Armenian): winding, twisting, turning, tortuous; obscure,...

Definitions

  1. winding, twisting, turning, tortuous; obscure,...

Ancestry of “ոլոր-մոլոր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմոլորstrayed, erred; false, mistaken; with wandering...
2Old Armenianմոլորstrayed, erred; missed, misled, lost; out of the...
3Old Armenianմոլորիմto go out of one's way, to ramble, to rove, to...
4Old Armenianմոլիմto become mad, to lose one's senses; to be in a...
5Old Armenianմեղsin, crime
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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