Where does “աղավաղ” come from?
աղավաղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աղաւաղ, from Old Armenian աղաւաղեմ, from Old Armenian աղ, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
աղավաղ (Armenian): distorted, deformed
Ancestry of “աղավաղ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | աղաւաղ | spoiled, corrupt, impaired |
| 2 | Old Armenian | աղաւաղեմ | to corrupt, tarnish, spoil; to reject, scorn; to... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | աղ | salt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |