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Where does “հլու” come from?

հլու (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հլու, from Old Armenian լու, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlutós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

հլու (Armenian): obedient, compliant

Definitions

  1. obedient, compliant

Ancestry of “հլու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհլուobedient, compliant
2Old Armenianլուflea; a kind of a sea fish; the hearing, the act...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlutósheard, listened; known, famous
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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