Where does “հողագայլ” come from?

հողագայլ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գայլ, from Old Armenian գայլ, from Proto-Indo-European waylos, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

հողագայլ (Armenian): aardwolf

Definitions

  1. aardwolf

Ancestry of “հողագայլ”, step by step

հողագայլ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գայլ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգայլwolf
2Old Armenianգայլwolf; muzzle, cover for nose and mouth, bit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwayloswolf; howler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

via Armenian հող

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհողearth; soil; land
2Old Armenianհողearth, ground, soil; land, territory, dominions;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpolo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European waylos →