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

Definitions

  1. distorted, deformed

Ancestry of “աղավաղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաղաւաղspoiled, corrupt, impaired
2Old Armenianաղաւաղեմto corrupt, tarnish, spoil; to reject, scorn; to...
3Old Armenianաղsalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Old Armenian աղ →Every word from Old Armenian աղաւաղեմ →