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Where does “սերմ” come from?

սերմ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian սերմն, from Old Armenian սերիմ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

սերմ (Armenian): seed; semen, sperm

Definitions

  1. seed; semen, sperm

Ancestry of “սերմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianսերմնseed, grain; berry; corn, pulse, etc; progeny,...
2Old Armenianսերիմbe born
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “սերմ”

  • սերմնաժայթքում
  • սերմնաբջիջ
  • սերմնահեղուկ
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