Where does “աղահանք” come from?

աղահանք (Armenian) comes from Armenian աղ, from Old Armenian աղ, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

աղահանք (Armenian): salt mine

Definitions

  1. salt mine

Ancestry of “աղահանք”, step by step

աղահանք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian աղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianաղsalt; gist, essence
2Old Armenianաղsalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

via Armenian հանք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհանքmine; ore, mineral
2Old Armenianհանք—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Old Armenian աղ →Every word from Armenian աղ →