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Where does “նաւաստի” come from?

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

նաւաստի (Old Armenian): sailor, seaman, mariner, sea-faring man

Definitions

  1. sailor, seaman, mariner, sea-faring man

Ancestry of “նաւաստի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնաւաստnavigation
2Middle Iraniannāvvast—

Words derived from “նաւաստի”

  • նավաստի
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