Where does “գեղ” come from?

գեղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գեղ, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

գեղ (Armenian): beauty; Alternative form of գյուղ

Definitions

  1. beauty; Alternative form of գյուղ

Ancestry of “գեղ”, step by step

գեղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian գեղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգեղbeauty; appearance, look; Alternative form of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Old Armenian գիւղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգիւղvillage; country

Words derived from “գեղ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Old Armenian գեղ →