Where does “ծաղրել” come from?

ծաղրել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ծաղրեմ, from Old Armenian ծաղր, from Proto-Indo-European ǵl̥h₂-.

ծաղրել (Armenian): to deride, mock, ridicule, laugh at

Definitions

  1. to deride, mock, ridicule, laugh at

Ancestry of “ծաղրել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianծաղրեմto deride, mock, ridicule, laugh at; to joke
2Old Armenianծաղրlaugh, laughter, laughing; derision, mockery,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵl̥h₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵl̥h₂- →Every word from Old Armenian ծաղր →Every word from Old Armenian ծաղրեմ →