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Where does “բորոտ” come from?

բորոտ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ոտ, from Old Armenian հոտ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

բորոտ (Old Armenian): leprous; scabby, itchy, scurvy

Definitions

  1. leprous; scabby, itchy, scurvy

Ancestry of “բորոտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-ոտforming adjectives
2Old Armenianհոտodour, smell, scent; sign, indication
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “բորոտ”

  • բորոտ
  • ბოროტი
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