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Where does “պատուհաս” come from?

պատուհաս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian պատուհաս, from Middle Persian pātūfrās, from Middle Persian pāt- — against.

պատուհաս (Armenian): misfortune, disaster, evil, pest, distress,...

Definitions

  1. misfortune, disaster, evil, pest, distress,...

Ancestry of “պատուհաս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianպատուհասpunishment, chastisement, pain, correction;...
2Middle Persianpātūfrāspunishment, restitution
3Middle Persianpāt-against
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