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Where does “ურო” come from?

ურო (Georgian) comes from Old Armenian ուռն, from Proto-Indo-European pōr-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ურო (Georgian): hammer, mallet; sledgehammer

Definitions

  1. hammer, mallet; sledgehammer

Ancestry of “ურო”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianուռնhammer
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpōr-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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