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Where does “արգելում” come from?

արգելում (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արգել, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

արգելում (Old Armenian): to hinder, to obstruct, to arrest; to forbid, to...

Definitions

  1. to hinder, to obstruct, to arrest; to forbid, to...

Ancestry of “արգելում”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարգելhinderance, obstacle, opposition, impediment,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock
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