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...
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