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Where does “բազմութիւն” come from?

բազմութիւն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բազում, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

բազմութիւն (Old Armenian): multitude, great number, quantity, crowd, gross,...

Definitions

  1. multitude, great number, quantity, crowd, gross,...

Ancestry of “բազմութիւն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբազումmany, several, diverse, much, thick, great,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰaȷ́ʰúšthick; abundant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰénǵʰusdense, thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “բազմութիւն”

  • բազմություն
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