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Where does “սաստիկ” come from?

սաստիկ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian սաստ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱh₂sti-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

սաստիկ (Old Armenian): excessive, extreme, great, grievous, enormous;...

Definitions

  1. excessive, extreme, great, grievous, enormous;...

Ancestry of “սաստիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianսաստbitter and angry reproof, scolding, rebuke,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱh₂sti-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

Words derived from “սաստիկ”

  • սաստիկ
  • სასტიკი
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