Where does “կաղաղ” come from?

կաղաղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կաղաղ, from Old Armenian -աղ, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

կաղաղ (Armenian): den, lair; unripe, green walnut to make sweets...

Definitions

  1. den, lair; unripe, green walnut to make sweets...

Ancestry of “կաղաղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկաղաղden, lair
2Old Armenian-աղan unproductive suffix found in few words
3Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Old Armenian -աղ →Every word from Old Armenian կաղաղ →