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Where does “զոյգ” come from?

զոյգ (Old Armenian) comes from Classical Syriac ܙܘܓܐ, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

զոյգ (Old Armenian): yoke, pair, couple; two- or four-horse chariot;...

Definitions

  1. yoke, pair, couple; two- or four-horse chariot;...

Ancestry of “զոյգ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܙܘܓܐyoke, pair, couple; two-horse chariot;...
2Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
3Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “զոյգ”

  • զուգահեռ
  • զուգահեռագիծ
  • զուգաձայն
  • զույգ
  • զուգիցս
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