Where does “արգելան” come from?

արգելան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արգելան, from Old Armenian արգել, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

արգելան (Armenian): prison, jail

Definitions

  1. prison, jail

Ancestry of “արգելան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարգելանarrest, detention, prison; lazaretto, quarantine
2Old Armenianարգելhinderance, obstacle, opposition, impediment,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Old Armenian արգել →Every word from Old Armenian արգելան →