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Where does “նաւաստեմ” come from?

նաւաստեմ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian նաւաստ, from Middle Iranian nāvvast.

նաւաստեմ (Old Armenian): to steer a ship

Definitions

  1. to steer a ship

Ancestry of “նաւաստեմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնաւաստnavigation
2Middle Iraniannāvvast—
Every word from Middle Iranian nāvvast →