Etymology

Hemshin

H4E1M3S1H4I1N1

Today it means: A member of a subethnic unit of the Armenian people, which in the past or present has been affiliated with the Hemşin district in the province of Rize, Turkey Full definition →

Turkish Hemşin ← Armenian Համշեն ← xcl Համամաշէն
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The story

  1. xcl · derived fromՀամամաշէն
  2. Armenian · derived fromՀամշեն
  3. Turkish · borrowed fromHemşin
  4. English todayHemshin

From Turkish Hemşin, from Armenian Համշեն (Hamšen), from Old Armenian Համամաշէն (Hamamašēn), from Համամ (Hamam) + -ա- (-a-) + շէն (šēn).

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