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Where does “-ագույն” come from?

-ագույն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ագոյն, from Old Armenian -գոյն, from Old Armenian գոյն, from Middle Persian gwn' — colour, complexion.

-ագույն (Armenian): Alternative form of -գույն

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -գույն

Ancestry of “-ագույն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-ագոյնAlternative form of -գոյն
2Old Armenian-գոյնForming the comparative degree of adjectives; In...
3Old Armenianգոյնcolour; tint, dye; jaundice; a kind of musical...
4Middle Persiangwn'colour, complexion
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