Where does “կեղտ” come from?
կեղտ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կեղտ, from Proto-Indo-European gel-d-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
կեղտ (Armenian): dirt; stain
Ancestry of “կեղտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | կեղտ | dirt, filth; stain, blot; dirty, filthy |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gel-d- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “կեղտ”