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Where does “ქურუმი” come from?

ქურუმი (Georgian) comes from Old Armenian քուրմ, from Classical Syriac ܟܘܡܪܐ — non-Christian priest; pontiff.

ქურუმი (Georgian): pagan priest

Definitions

  1. pagan priest

Ancestry of “ქურუმი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքուրմpagan priest
2Classical Syriacܟܘܡܪܐnon-Christian priest; pontiff
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