Where does “գլանիկ” come from?

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

գլանիկ (Armenian): cigarette

Definitions

  1. cigarette

Ancestry of “գլանիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգլանcylinder; roll
2Old Armenianգլանcylinder
3Old Armenianգիլstone for throwing; rolling
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Old Armenian գիլ →