Where does “աղտ” come from?

աղտ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աղտ, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ld-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- — salt, sea salt.

աղտ (Armenian): dirt, filth, uncleanliness

Definitions

  1. dirt, filth, uncleanliness

Ancestry of “աղտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաղտdirt, filth, uncleanliness; afterbirth; salt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂ld-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂l-salt, sea salt

Words derived from “աղտ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ld- →Every word from Old Armenian աղտ →