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Where does “ողջագուրել” come from?

ողջագուրել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ողջագուրեմ, from Old Armenian ողջ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

ողջագուրել (Armenian): to embrace and kiss

Definitions

  1. to embrace and kiss

Ancestry of “ողջագուրել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianողջագուրեմto greet; to receive lovingly, to embrace, to...
2Old Armenianողջalive, living; sound, safe; complete, entire,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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