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Where does “քույր” come from?

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

քույր (Armenian): sister; nurse

Definitions

  1. sister; nurse

Ancestry of “քույր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքոյրsister; nun
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
3Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “քույր”

  • քույրական
  • բուժքույր
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