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Where does “մաղթեմ” come from?

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

մաղթեմ (Old Armenian): to implore, to pray; to wish something to someone

Definitions

  1. to implore, to pray; to wish something to someone

Ancestry of “մաղթեմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմաղթprayer, supplication
2Ancient Greekμάλθαmixture of wax and pitch used for caulking ships...

Words derived from “մաղթեմ”

  • մաղթանք
  • մաղթել
  • մաղթանք
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