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

Definitions

  1. to twist, to squeeze

Ancestry of “գելել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգելուլinfinitive of գելում
2Old Armenianգելումto twist; to squeeze
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelHu-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welHu- →Every word from Old Armenian գելում →