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Where does “վեղար” come from?

վեղար (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian վեղար, from Byzantine Greek βηλάρι, from Latin velarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

վեղար (Armenian): veghar; the pointed dome of Armenian churches

Definitions

  1. veghar; the pointed dome of Armenian churches

Ancestry of “վեղար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianվեղարveghar
2Byzantine Greekβηλάρι—
3Latinvelariumawning; covering
4Latin-ārium—
5Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
6Proto-Italic*-om—
7Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “վեղար”

  • veghar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom →