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