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Where does “ողբ” come from?

ողբ (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-European olbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

ողբ (Old Armenian): lamentation, complaint, groaning, wailing, moans,...

Definitions

  1. lamentation, complaint, groaning, wailing, moans,...

Ancestry of “ողբ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanolbʰ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

Words derived from “ողբ”

  • ողբ
  • ողբերէն
  • ողբամ
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