Where does “գելել” come from?
գելել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գելուլ, from Old Armenian գելում, from Proto-Indo-European welHu-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
գելել (Armenian): to twist, to squeeze
Ancestry of “գելել”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գելուլ | infinitive of գելում |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գելում | to twist; to squeeze |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welHu- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |