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Where does “սեմուշկա” come from?

սեմուշկա (Armenian) comes from Russian се́мечко, from Russian се́мя, from Old Church Slavonic сѣмѧ, from Proto-Slavic sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

սեմուշկա (Armenian): sunflower seed

Definitions

  1. sunflower seed

Ancestry of “սեմուշկա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсе́мечкоsunflower seed; seed, sunflower seed; sunflower...
2Russianсе́мяseed
3Old Church Slavonicсѣмѧseed
4Proto-Slavicsěmęseed
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sḗˀmin—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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