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Where does “սրբուհի” come from?

սրբուհի (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ուհի, from Old Armenian թագուրհի, from Proto-Iranian tāga-brθr̥yā.

սրբուհի (Old Armenian): holy woman, female saint; Holy Virgin, Mary; holy

Definitions

  1. holy woman, female saint; Holy Virgin, Mary; holy

Ancestry of “սրբուհի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-ուհիforming nouns denoting female gender; -ess, -ette
2Old ArmenianթագուրհիAlternative form of թագուհի; queen
3Proto-Iraniantāga-brθr̥yā—

Words derived from “սրբուհի”

  • սրբուհի
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