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Where does “ստամբակ” come from?

ստամբակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ստամբակ, from Middle Persian sthmbk' — oppressive; obstinate.

ստամբակ (Armenian): indocile, disobedient, untractable

Definitions

  1. indocile, disobedient, untractable

Ancestry of “ստամբակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianստամբակindocile, morose, disobedient, reluctant,...
2Middle Persiansthmbk'oppressive; obstinate
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