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Where does “ուղղափառ” come from?

ուղղափառ (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ուղղափառ (Old Armenian): orthodox

Definitions

  1. orthodox

Ancestry of “ուղղափառ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀρθόδοξοςorthodox
2Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
3Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ուղղափառ”

  • ուղղափառություն
  • ուղղափառութիւն
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