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Where does “պյուռոսյան” come from?

պյուռոսյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian Պյուռոս, from Old Armenian Պիւռոս, from Ancient Greek Πύρρος, from Ancient Greek πῠρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.

պյուռոսյան (Armenian): Pyrrhic

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  1. Pyrrhic

Ancestry of “պյուռոսյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՊյուռոս—
2Old ArmenianՊիւռոս—
3Ancient GreekΠύρροςthe Greek king of Epirus
4Ancient Greekπῠρρόςflame-colored, yellowish-red; red, fiery
5Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
6Proto-Hellenic*pāwər—
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