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Where does “gav” come from?

gav (Turkish) comes from Armenian կավ, from Old Armenian կաւ — mud, mire, dirt; clay, argil, potter's earth.

gav (Turkish): clay soil

Definitions

  1. clay soil

Ancestry of “gav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկավclay
2Old Armenianկաւmud, mire, dirt; clay, argil, potter's earth
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