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Where does “ասպազէն” come from?

ասպազէն (Old Armenian) comes from Middle Persian aspzēn, from Middle Persian ʾsp̄ — horse.

ասպազէն (Old Armenian): horse armour; armed and mounted on a horse

Definitions

  1. horse armour; armed and mounted on a horse

Ancestry of “ասպազէն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianaspzēnhorse armour
2Middle Persianʾsp̄horse

Words derived from “ասպազէն”

  • ասպազեն
  • ասպազենք
  • ասպազէնք
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