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Where does “մետաքսեայ” come from?

մետաքսեայ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մետաքս, from Ancient Greek μέταξα — raw silk.

մետաքսեայ (Old Armenian): of silk, silky, silken

Definitions

  1. of silk, silky, silken

Ancestry of “մետաքսեայ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմետաքսsilk
2Ancient Greekμέταξαraw silk

Words derived from “մետաքսեայ”

  • մետաքսյա
  • Մետաքսյա
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