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Where does “հեղեղ” come from?

հեղեղ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հեղում, from Proto-Indo-European pel(H)-nu-mi, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

հեղեղ (Old Armenian): flood, torrent

Definitions

  1. flood, torrent

Ancestry of “հեղեղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհեղումto pour, to pour out, to empty, to pour forth, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel(H)-nu-mi—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “հեղեղ”

  • հեղեղ
  • հեղեղատ
  • հեղեղատ
  • հեղեղատեմ
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