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Where does “համբաւ” come from?

համբաւ (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Iranian ham-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

համբաւ (Old Armenian): reputation, name, fame; rumour; report; tidings

Definitions

  1. reputation, name, fame; rumour; report; tidings

Ancestry of “համբաւ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianham-together, joint, paired
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “համբաւ”

  • համբավ
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