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Where does “հում” come from?

հում (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

հում (Old Armenian): raw, uncooked; cruel, ruthless, inhuman

Definitions

  1. raw, uncooked; cruel, ruthless, inhuman

Ancestry of “հում”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “հում”

  • հում
  • հումք
  • უმი
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