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Where does “որս” come from?

որս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian որս, from Proto-Indo-European porḱos — fishing.

որս (Armenian): hunt, hunting, catching, chase; game; catch,...

Definitions

  1. hunt, hunting, catching, chase; game; catch,...

Ancestry of “որս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianորսchase, hunting, hunt, sport; prey; venison, game;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanporḱosfishing
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