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Where does “ამაო” come from?

ამაო (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ამაოჲ, from Old Armenian ամայի, from Old Armenian ամամ, from Proto-Indo-European am- — to fill; mother, aunt.

ამაო (Georgian): futile, nugatory, otiose, vain

Definitions

  1. futile, nugatory, otiose, vain

Ancestry of “ამაო”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianამაოჲ—
2Old Armenianամայիdesert, uninhabited, deserted, uninhabitable,...
3Old Armenianամամto fill; to put in a vessel or bag, to bag; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanam-to fill; mother, aunt
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