Where does “խուլիգան” come from?

խուլիգան (Armenian) comes from Russian хулига́н, from English hooligan, from English Houlihan — A kind of lasso throw.

խուլիգան (Armenian): hooligan

Definitions

  1. hooligan

Ancestry of “խուլիգան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхулига́нhooligan
2EnglishhooliganA person that causes trouble or violence;...
3EnglishHoulihanA kind of lasso throw
Every word from English Houlihan →Every word from English hooligan →Every word from Russian хулига́н →