Where does “ашуг” come from?
ашуг (Russian) comes from Armenian աշուղ, from Arabic عَاشِق, from Arabic عَشِقَ — to love.
ашуг (Russian): ашу́г • m anim; ashugh
Ancestry of “ашуг”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | աշուղ | ashugh; lover |
| 2 | Arabic | عَاشِق | admirer, lover; lover |
| 3 | Arabic | عَشِقَ | to love |