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Where does “զտեմ” come from?

զտեմ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian զուտ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰu-d-o-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

զտեմ (Old Armenian): to cleanse, to purify; to test by fire, to purify...

Definitions

  1. to cleanse, to purify; to test by fire, to purify...

Ancestry of “զտեմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianզուտclean, pure, unmixed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰu-d-o-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “զտեմ”

  • զտել
  • զտել
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