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Where does “աճիւն” come from?

աճիւն (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂Hs-g-y-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

աճիւն (Old Armenian): ashes

Definitions

  1. ashes

Ancestry of “աճիւն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂Hs-g-y-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “աճիւն”

  • աճյուն
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