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Where does “գլել” come from?

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

գլել (Armenian): to roll; to move; to throw down; to conquer

Definitions

  1. to roll; to move; to throw down; to conquer

Ancestry of “գլել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգլեմto roll; to surpass, to excel; to bend, to...
2Old Armenianգիլstone for throwing; rolling
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
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