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Where does “սեաւ” come from?

սեաւ (Old Armenian) comes from Parthian 𐫘𐫏𐫀𐫇, from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.

սեաւ (Old Armenian): black; sad, gloomy; black horse

Definitions

  1. black; sad, gloomy; black horse

Ancestry of “սեաւ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Parthian𐫘𐫏𐫀𐫇—
2Proto-IraniancyaHwáhblack-brown, dark brown, dark
3Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHwásblack-brown, dark-brown, dark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-wó-sdark; deep brown

Words derived from “սեաւ”

  • սեւական
  • սեւ
  • սեւավուն
  • սեւ ցուցակ
  • սեւամորթ
  • սեւ
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