Where does “եղծ” come from?

եղծ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian եղծ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃elh₁ǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃elh₁- — to fall, to collapse; to destroy/be destroyed.

եղծ (Armenian): refutation; deceitful, fraudulent; spoilt,...

Definitions

  1. refutation; deceitful, fraudulent; spoilt,...

Ancestry of “եղծ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianեղծspoilt, corrupted, misshapen, bad; fake;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃elh₁ǵ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃elh₁-to fall, to collapse; to destroy/be destroyed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃elh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃elh₁ǵ- →Every word from Old Armenian եղծ →