Where does “գաղթ” come from?
գաղթ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գաղթ, from Old Armenian գաղութ, from Classical Syriac ܓܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic גָּלוּתָא — exile.
գաղթ (Armenian): migration, emigration, immigration
Definitions
- migration, emigration, immigration
Ancestry of “գաղթ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գաղթ | emigration, flight; colonists, settlers, refugees |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գաղութ | emigration, flight |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܓܠܘܬܐ | exile, captivity; exiles, captives |
| 4 | Aramaic | גָּלוּתָא | exile |