Where does “աղքատ” come from?
աղքատ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աղքատ, from Proto-Indo-European oliko-, from Proto-Indo-European (o)leyg/k- — poor, miserable.
աղքատ (Armenian): poor, indigent; scant, scanty, poor, pathetic;...
Definitions
- poor, indigent; scant, scanty, poor, pathetic;...
Ancestry of “աղքատ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | աղքատ | poor, indigent, needy, beggarly; miserable;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | oliko- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (o)leyg/k- | poor, miserable |