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Where does “ունկնդիր” come from?

ունկնդիր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ունկնդիր, from Old Armenian դնեմ, from Old Armenian դինեմ, from Old Armenian դի-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ունկնդիր (Armenian): listener, audience

Definitions

  1. listener, audience

Ancestry of “ունկնդիր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianունկնդիրauditor, listener, hearer; listening, obedient,...
2Old Armenianդնեմto put, to lay, to set, to place; to constitute,...
3Old Armenianդինեմ—
4Old Armenianդի-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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