Where does “կեղծամ” come from?
կեղծամ (Armenian) comes from Armenian կեղծածամ, from Armenian ծամ, from Armenian ծամել, from Old Armenian ծամեմ, from Old Armenian ծամմ-, from Old Armenian ծամբ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵembʰ- — to bite, chew; tooth, nail; to pierce, gnaw...
կեղծամ (Armenian): wig
Ancestry of “կեղծամ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | կեղծածամ | — |
| 2 | Armenian | ծամ | tresses; tress, plait, braid; long hair |
| 3 | Armenian | ծամել | to chew; to crumble; to repeat something with... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | ծամեմ | to chew; to reflect, to ruminate |
| 5 | Old Armenian | ծամմ- | — |
| 6 | Old Armenian | ծամբ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵembʰ- | to bite, chew; tooth, nail; to pierce, gnaw... |