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Where does “մաղթ” come from?

մաղթ (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek μάλθα — mixture of wax and pitch used for caulking ships...

մաղթ (Old Armenian): prayer, supplication

Definitions

  1. prayer, supplication

Ancestry of “մաղթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμάλθαmixture of wax and pitch used for caulking ships...

Words derived from “մաղթ”

  • մաղթանք
  • մաղթել
  • մաղթանք
  • մաղթեմ
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