Where does “աղեղ” come from?

աղեղ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian աղեղ, from Persian عقیق, from Arabic عَقِيق, from Aramaic עקיק.

աղեղ (Armenian): bow, longbow; arc, arch; fiddlestick

Definitions

  1. bow, longbow; arc, arch; fiddlestick

Ancestry of “աղեղ”, step by step

աղեղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Armenian աղեղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianաղեղ
2Persianعقیق
3Arabicعَقِيق
4Aramaicעקיק

via Old Armenian աղեղն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաղեղնbow; bow-like instrument used for combing and...
Every word from Aramaic עקיקEvery word from Arabic عَقِيقEvery word from Persian عقیق