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Where does “veghar” come from?

veghar (English) comes from Armenian վեղար, from Middle Armenian վեղար, from Byzantine Greek βηλάρι, from Latin velarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

veghar (English): The pointed conic cowl worn by the celibate...

Definitions

  1. The pointed conic cowl worn by the celibate...

Ancestry of “veghar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվեղարveghar; the pointed dome of Armenian churches
2Middle Armenianվեղարveghar
3Byzantine Greekβηλάρι—
4Latinvelariumawning; covering
5Latin-ārium—
6Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
7Proto-Italic*-om—
8Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—
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