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Where does “վարյագական” come from?

վարյագական (Armenian) comes from Armenian վարյագ, from Russian варя́г, from Old East Slavic варѧгъ, from Old Norse væringi, from Old Norse várr, from Proto-Germanic waraz, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.

վարյագական (Armenian): Varangian

Definitions

  1. Varangian

Ancestry of “վարյագական”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianվարյագVarangian
2Russianваря́г—
3Old East Slavicварѧгъ—
4Old Norseværingi—
5Old Norsevárrour
6Proto-Germanicwarazcautious; heedful; wary; watchful
7Proto-Iranianwarājáhwild boar
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar
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