Where does “վարազ” come from?
վարազ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վարազ, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.
վարազ (Armenian): wild boar
Ancestry of “վարազ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | վարազ | wild boar |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | warājáh | wild boar |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | warāȷ́ʰás | boar |