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Where does “գել” come from?

գել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գել, from Old Armenian գելում, from Proto-Indo-European welHu-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

գել (Armenian): Alternative form of գայլ; tight, stiff; twisted

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of գայլ; tight, stiff; twisted

Ancestry of “գել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգելtight, stiff; intwined, twisted; crooked, curved
2Old Armenianգելումto twist; to squeeze
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelHu-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
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