Where does “կաթիլ” come from?

կաթիլ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կաթիլ, from Old Armenian իլ, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

կաթիլ (Armenian): drop, droplet of a liquid

Definitions

  1. drop, droplet of a liquid

Ancestry of “կաթիլ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկաթիլdrop
2Old Armenianիլspindle
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- →Every word from Old Armenian իլ →Every word from Old Armenian կաթիլ →