Etymology

araks

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Today it means: A river in Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan and empties into Kura river. Full definition →

Russian Ара́кс ← Armenian Արաքս
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  1. Armenian · derived fromԱրաքս
  2. Russian · borrowed fromАра́кс
  3. English todayAraks

From Russian Ара́кс (Aráks) and Armenian Արաքս (Arakʻs). Doublet of Araxes and Yeraskh.

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