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Where does “մոլեխաղ” come from?

մոլեխաղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian մոլի, from Old Armenian մոլի, from Old Armenian մոլիմ, from Old Armenian մեղ, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

մոլեխաղ (Armenian): game of chance, gambling game

Definitions

  1. game of chance, gambling game

Ancestry of “մոլեխաղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմոլիardent; inveterate; passionate
2Old Armenianմոլիmad, furious; a kind of sorcerer
3Old Armenianմոլիմto become mad, to lose one's senses; to be in a...
4Old Armenianմեղsin, crime
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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