Where does “կափուլ” come from?

կափուլ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կափուլ, from Old Armenian ուլ, from Proto-Armenian fōl-, from Proto-Indo-European pōlo- — young of an animal.

կափուլ (Armenian): trap, snare

Definitions

  1. trap, snare

Ancestry of “կափուլ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկափուլsnare, trap; pitfall, foot-trap; cloister
2Old Armenianուլkid, young of a goat; fawn, young of a deer
3Proto-Armenianfōl-kid, child
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōlo-young of an animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōlo- →Every word from Proto-Armenian fōl- →Every word from Old Armenian ուլ →