Where does “գաղթել” come from?

գաղթել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գաղթեմ, from Old Armenian գաղութ, from Classical Syriac ܓܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic גָּלוּתָא — exile.

գաղթել (Armenian): to migrate, to emigrate, to immigrate

Definitions

  1. to migrate, to emigrate, to immigrate

Ancestry of “գաղթել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգաղթեմto emigrate; to flee; to cause to migrate, to...
2Old Armenianգաղութemigration, flight
3Classical Syriacܓܠܘܬܐexile, captivity; exiles, captives
4Aramaicגָּלוּתָאexile

Words derived from “գաղթել”

Every word from Aramaic גָּלוּתָא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܓܠܘܬܐ →Every word from Old Armenian գաղութ →