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Where does “գլան” come from?

գլան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գլան, from Old Armenian գիլ, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

գլան (Armenian): cylinder; roll

Definitions

  1. cylinder; roll

Ancestry of “գլան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգլանcylinder
2Old Armenianգիլstone for throwing; rolling
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
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