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Where does “հողեղեն” come from?

հողեղեն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հողեղէն, from Old Armenian -եղէն, from Old Armenian -էն, from Proto-Indo-European ey-ni-.

հողեղեն (Armenian): earthly, mortal, perishable; earthen

Definitions

  1. earthly, mortal, perishable; earthen

Ancestry of “հողեղեն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհողեղէնearthen; terrestrial, earthly
2Old Armenian-եղէնmade of, consisting of
3Old Armenian-էնforming adverbs
4Proto-Indo-Europeaney-ni-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ey-ni- →