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Where does “քրմուհի” come from?

քրմուհի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քրմուհի, from Old Armenian -ուհի, from Old Armenian թագուրհի, from Proto-Iranian tāga-brθr̥yā.

քրմուհի (Armenian): pagan priestess

Definitions

  1. pagan priestess

Ancestry of “քրմուհի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքրմուհիpagan priestess; wife of a pagan priest
2Old Armenian-ուհիforming nouns denoting female gender; -ess, -ette
3Old ArmenianթագուրհիAlternative form of թագուհի; queen
4Proto-Iraniantāga-brθr̥yā—
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