Where does “կանթեղ” come from?

կանթեղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կանթեղ, from Byzantine Greek καντῆλα, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

կանթեղ (Armenian): lamp; oil lamp; chandelier; luminosity, light

Definitions

  1. lamp; oil lamp; chandelier; luminosity, light

Ancestry of “կանթեղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկանթեղlamp
2Byzantine Greekκαντῆλα
3LatincandēlaA light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper
4Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
5Proto-Italickandēō
6Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand-Every word from Proto-Italic kandēōEvery word from Latin candeō
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