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Where does “փութաջանություն” come from?

փութաջանություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian փութաջան, from Armenian փույթ, from Old Armenian փոյթ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pewd-to-, from Proto-Indo-European spewd- — to press, to push.

փութաջանություն (Armenian): zeal, eagerness, diligence, industriousness;...

Definitions

  1. zeal, eagerness, diligence, industriousness;...

Ancestry of “փութաջանություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianփութաջանzealous, eager, diligent, industrious; thorough,...
2Armenianփույթcare, solicitude
3Old Armenianփոյթcare, solicitude, study, attention, entreaty;...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pewd-to-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspewd-to press, to push
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