Where does “աղտեղի” come from?

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

աղտեղի (Armenian): dirty, impure

Definitions

  1. dirty, impure

Ancestry of “աղտեղի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաղտեղիsoiled, dirtied, spotted, befouled, stained;...
2Old Armenianաղտdirt, filth, uncleanliness; afterbirth; salt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂ld-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂l-salt, sea salt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ld- →Every word from Old Armenian աղտ →