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Where does “վիրագ” come from?

վիրագ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian վայրագ, from Old Armenian ագանիմ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

վիրագ (Old Armenian): fierce, ferocious, tyrannous, brutal; wild beast

Definitions

  1. fierce, ferocious, tyrannous, brutal; wild beast

Ancestry of “վիրագ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվայրագliving in wild uninhabited places; ferocious,...
2Old Armenianագանիմto clothe or dress oneself, to wear, to put on;...
3Old Armenianան-a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “վիրագ”

  • վիրագ
  • ვერაგი
  • ვერაგობა
  • վէրագ
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