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Where does “հուն” come from?

հուն (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հուն, from Proto-Indo-European pónteh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

հուն (Middle Armenian): way, direction, course; limit, border, end; top

Definitions

  1. way, direction, course; limit, border, end; top

Ancestry of “հուն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհունford, shallow; shallow; passage, way
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpónteh₁spath, road
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “հուն”

  • հուն
  • հունավոր
  • հունաւոր
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