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Where does “къач” come from?

къач (Karachay-Balkar) comes from Old Armenian խաչ — crucifix; the cross; cross, sorrows, tribulation.

къач (Karachay-Balkar): cross

Definitions

  1. cross

Ancestry of “къач”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխաչcrucifix; the cross; cross, sorrows, tribulation
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