առագաստ

Old Armenian

noun
Definitions
  • curtain, veil, net
  • nuptial canopy
  • (by extension) bridal chamber
  • (figuratively) pretext meant to hide something
  • tent, pavillon
  • sail of a ship
  • (anatomy) cornea
  • (anatomy) diaphragm

Etymology

Affix from Old Armenian առ (near, by, at, noun) + Old Armenian ագանիմ (put on clothes, spend the night)inherited from Proto-Armenian *wst- inherited from Proto-Indo-European *us-t-h₂-ós.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*us-t-h₂-ós

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