Where does “գող” come from?
գող (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գող, from Proto-Indo-European wol-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
գող (Armenian): thief
Ancestry of “գող”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գող | thief |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wol- | warm; to be strong, rule |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |