Where does “խճուղի” come from?

խճուղի (Armenian) comes from Armenian ուղի, from Old Armenian ուղի, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewlos — hollow; tube, hole.

խճուղի (Armenian): highway; main road

Definitions

  1. highway; main road

Ancestry of “խճուղի”, step by step

խճուղի traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ուղի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianուղիway, track, path; railway; passage, duct
2Old Armenianուղիroad, way, route; journey; passage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewloshollow; tube, hole

via Armenian խիճ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխիճcrushed stone, road metal
2Old Armenianխիճsmall stone, pebble, gravel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewlos →Every word from Old Armenian ուղի →Every word from Armenian ուղի →