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Where does “գեղեցիկ” come from?

գեղեցիկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գեղեցիկ, from Old Armenian գեղ, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

գեղեցիկ (Armenian): beautiful; handsome; beautifully

Definitions

  1. beautiful; handsome; beautifully

Ancestry of “գեղեցիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգեղեցիկhandsome, pretty, genteel, gallant, agreeable,...
2Old Armenianգեղbeauty; appearance, look; Alternative form of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “գեղեցիկ”

  • գեղեցկուհի
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