Where does “աղեկ” come from?

աղեկ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian աղէկ, from Old Armenian աղու, from Old Armenian -ու, from Proto-Indo-European -usyā, from Proto-Indo-European -wes.

աղեկ (Armenian): good; well

Definitions

  1. good; well

Ancestry of “աղեկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianաղէկ—
2Old Armenianաղուsoft, sweet, agreeable, affable; delicious,...
3Old Armenian-ուForming adjectives; found in a few words, such as...
4Proto-Indo-European-usyā—
5Proto-Indo-European-wes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wes →Every word from Old Armenian -ու →Every word from Old Armenian աղու →