Where does “կեղ” come from?

կեղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կեղ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

կեղ (Armenian): ulcer, sore; scab; sore, evil, pest

Definitions

  1. ulcer, sore; scab; sore, evil, pest

Ancestry of “կեղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկեղulcer; sore, wound
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “կեղ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Old Armenian կեղ →