Where does “ալ” come from?

ալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian այլ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ալ (Armenian): scarlet, bright red

Definitions

  1. scarlet, bright red

Ancestry of “ալ”, step by step

ալ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian այլ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianայլanother, other; alien, foreign; also
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Ottoman Turkish آل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآلfamily; crimson, red
2Proto-TurkicĀlred, crimson
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Old Armenian այլ →
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