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Where does “vishap” come from?

vishap (English) comes from Armenian վիշապ, from Old Armenian վիշապ — vishap; leviathan; whale; typhon, vortex,...

vishap (English): a dragon in Armenian mythology closely associated...

Definitions

  1. a dragon in Armenian mythology closely associated...

Ancestry of “vishap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվիշապvishap
2Old Armenianվիշապvishap; leviathan; whale; typhon, vortex,...
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