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Where does “gembol” come from?

gembol (Northern Kurdish) comes from Armenian գամփռ, from Middle Armenian գամփռ — a large dog.

gembol (Northern Kurdish): watchdog

Definitions

  1. watchdog

Ancestry of “gembol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգամփռany large and powerful dog, especially the...
2Middle Armenianգամփռa large dog
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