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
Ancestry of “գաղտնաբառ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | գաղտնի | secret, clandestine; hidden, latent; undiscovered |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գաղտնի | secret, occult, latent, hidden; stolen, furtive;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | գաղտ | in secret, secretly, by stealth; hidden, secret;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wl̥d- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |