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Where does “Մարիամ” come from?

Մարիամ (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek Μαριάμ, from Hebrew מרים, from Hebrew מ־ר־ר — related to bitterness.

Ancestry of “Մարիամ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜαριάμ—
2Hebrewמרים—
3Hebrewמ־ר־רrelated to bitterness

Words derived from “Մարիամ”

  • Մարիամ
Every word from Hebrew מ־ר־ר →