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Where does “աղտ” come from?

աղտ (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ld-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- — salt, sea salt.

աղտ (Old Armenian): dirt, filth, uncleanliness; afterbirth; salt

Definitions

  1. dirt, filth, uncleanliness; afterbirth; salt

Ancestry of “աղտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂ld-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂l-salt, sea salt

Words derived from “աղտ”

  • աղտոտ
  • աղտոտել
  • աղտեղի
  • աղտ
  • աղտեղի
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