Where does “գաղտնաբառ” come from?

գաղտնաբառ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գաղտնի, from Old Armenian գաղտնի, from Old Armenian գաղտ, from Proto-Indo-European wl̥d-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

գաղտնաբառ (Armenian): password

Definitions

  1. password

Ancestry of “գաղտնաբառ”, step by step

գաղտնաբառ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գաղտնի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգաղտնիsecret, clandestine; hidden, latent; undiscovered
2Old Armenianգաղտնիsecret, occult, latent, hidden; stolen, furtive;...
3Old Armenianգաղտin secret, secretly, by stealth; hidden, secret;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwl̥d-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Armenian բառ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբառword
2Old Armenianբառword; language, speech; melody, tune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wl̥d-Every word from Old Armenian գաղտ