Where does “գայլ” come from?

գայլ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գայլ, from Proto-Indo-European waylos, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

գայլ (Armenian): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “գայլ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգայլwolf; muzzle, cover for nose and mouth, bit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwayloswolf; howler
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “գայլ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European waylos →