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Where does “վայրենի” come from?

վայրենի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վայրենի, from Old Armenian -ենի, from Old Armenian -ի, from Proto-Indo-European -yo-.

վայրենի (Armenian): wild, savage; savage

Definitions

  1. wild, savage; savage

Ancestry of “վայրենի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվայրենիwild; rustic, unmannerly, clownish, boorish,...
2Old Armenian-ենիforming adjectives; forming names of trees and...
3Old Armenian-իforming adjectives; forming botanical names; made...
4Proto-Indo-European-yo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yo- →