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Where does “წარაფი” come from?

წარაფი (Georgian) comes from Classical Armenian *ծառափն, from Old Armenian ափն — edge; shore, bank, coast.

წარაფი (Georgian): tall bushes, shrubs, scrub

Definitions

  1. tall bushes, shrubs, scrub

Ancestry of “წარაფი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Armenian*ծառափն—
2Old Armenianափնedge; shore, bank, coast
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