Where does “մգլել” come from?

մգլել (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian մգլիլ, from Middle Armenian մգլահոտ, from Middle Armenian հոտ.

մգլել (Armenian): to mould, to grow mouldy, to grow musty; to cloud

Definitions

  1. to mould, to grow mouldy, to grow musty; to cloud

Ancestry of “մգլել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianմգլիլto rot, spoil, mould
2Middle Armenianմգլահոտsmelling like mould; smell of mould
3Middle Armenianհոտ—
Every word from Middle Armenian հոտ →Every word from Middle Armenian մգլիլ →Every word from Middle Armenian մգլահոտ →