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Where does “վեհանձն” come from?

վեհանձն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վեհանձն, from Old Armenian անձն, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁-ǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

վեհանձն (Armenian): noble, noble-minded, magnanimous

Definitions

  1. noble, noble-minded, magnanimous

Ancestry of “վեհանձն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվեհանձնmagnanimous, generous
2Old Armenianանձնperson; soul; mind; heart; -self: myself,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-ǵʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
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