Where does “աղեբեկ” come from?

աղեբեկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աղէբեկ, from Old Armenian բեկանեմ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

աղեբեկ (Armenian): with streaks of grey, grey-flecked

Definitions

  1. with streaks of grey, grey-flecked

Ancestry of “աղեբեկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաղէբեկwith streaks of grey, grey-flecked
2Old Armenianբեկանեմto break; to break to pieces; to crack, to split;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Old Armenian բեկանեմ →Every word from Old Armenian աղէբեկ →