Where does “դեղ” come from?

դեղ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian դեղ, from Old Armenian դեղ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰél(H)-.

դեղ (Armenian): drug, medicine, medicament; poison

Definitions

  1. drug, medicine, medicament; poison

Ancestry of “դեղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianդեղmedicine
2Old Armenianդեղherb; medicine; poison
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰél(H)-—

Words derived from “դեղ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰél(H)- →Every word from Old Armenian դեղ →Every word from Middle Armenian դեղ →