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Where does “քեռակին” come from?

քեռակին (Armenian) comes from Armenian քեռի, from Old Armenian քեռի, from Old Armenian քեռ, from Old Armenian քոյր, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

քեռակին (Armenian): maternal aunt

Definitions

  1. maternal aunt

Ancestry of “քեռակին”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքեռիmaternal uncle; sir, mister
2Old Armenianքեռիmaternal uncle
3Old Armenianքեռgenitive singular of քոյր; dative singular of...
4Old Armenianքոյրsister; nun
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
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