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Where does “գեղգեղել” come from?

գեղգեղել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գեղգեղել, from Old Armenian գեղգեղեմ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

գեղգեղել (Armenian): to trill, to modulate; to sing agreeably

Definitions

  1. to trill, to modulate; to sing agreeably

Ancestry of “գեղգեղել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգեղգեղելinfinitive of գեղգեղեմ
2Old Armenianգեղգեղեմto sing beautifully, to quiver, to vibrate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
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