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Where does “վարս” come from?

վարս (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wálćas, from Proto-Indo-European wólḱ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

վարս (Old Armenian): hair, head of hair, locks, tresses; coma, beams;...

Definitions

  1. hair, head of hair, locks, tresses; coma, beams;...

Ancestry of “վարս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwálćas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwólḱ-o-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “վարս”

  • գանգրավարս
  • վարսավիր
  • վարսավիրանոց
  • վարս
  • վարսավիրայ
  • վարսավիր
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