Where does “գաղտնիք” come from?
գաղտնիք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գաղտնիք, from Old Armenian գաղտնի, from Old Armenian գաղտ, from Proto-Indo-European wl̥d-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
գաղտնիք (Armenian): secret
Ancestry of “գաղտնիք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գաղտնիք | secret, mystery; hidden or private place |
| 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 |