Where does “եղեռնադատ” come from?

եղեռնադատ (Armenian) comes from Armenian եղեռն, from Old Armenian եղեռն, from Proto-Indo-European h₃elh₁- — to fall, to collapse; to destroy/be destroyed.

եղեռնադատ (Armenian): presiding over criminal cases

Definitions

  1. presiding over criminal cases

Ancestry of “եղեռնադատ”, step by step

եղեռնադատ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian եղեռն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianեղեռնcrime, evil deed; calamity, catastrophe,...
2Old Armenianեղեռնcalamity, catastrophe, disaster
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃elh₁-to fall, to collapse; to destroy/be destroyed

via Armenian դատել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդատելto judge, to try, to adjudicate
2Old Armenianդատեմ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃elh₁- →Every word from Old Armenian եղեռն →Every word from Armenian եղեռն →