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Where does “ծնօտ” come from?

ծնօտ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ծին-աւտ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

ծնօտ (Old Armenian): jaw; an edge, brim of something; decorations on...

Definitions

  1. jaw; an edge, brim of something; decorations on...

Ancestry of “ծնօտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianծին-աւտ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek

Words derived from “ծնօտ”

  • ծնոտ
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