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Where does “ստամբակել” come from?

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

ստամբակել (Armenian): to be obstinate, to disobey, to rebel

Definitions

  1. to be obstinate, to disobey, to rebel

Ancestry of “ստամբակել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianստամբակեմto oppose, to resist, to be obstinate, to...
2Old Armenianստամբակindocile, morose, disobedient, reluctant,...
3Middle Persiansthmbk'oppressive; obstinate
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