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Where does “վարս” come from?

վարս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վարս, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wálćas, from Proto-Indo-European wólḱ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

վարս (Armenian): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “վարս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվարսhair, head of hair, locks, tresses; coma, beams;...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwálćas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwólḱ-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “վարս”

  • գանգրավարս
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →