Where does “գաղտնի” come from?

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

գաղտնի (Armenian): secret, clandestine; hidden, latent; undiscovered

Definitions

  1. secret, clandestine; hidden, latent; undiscovered

Ancestry of “գաղտնի”, step by step

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

Words derived from “գաղտնի”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wl̥d- →Every word from Old Armenian գաղտ →