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

  1. colony, settlement; colonists, settlers

Ancestry of “գաղութ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգաղութemigration, flight
2Classical Syriacܓܠܘܬܐexile, captivity; exiles, captives
3Aramaicגָּלוּתָאexile

Words derived from “գաղութ”

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