Where does “ներգաղթ” come from?
ներգաղթ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ներգաղթել, from Armenian գաղթել, from Old Armenian գաղթեմ, from Old Armenian գաղութ, from Classical Syriac ܓܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic גָּלוּתָא — exile.
ներգաղթ (Armenian): immigration
Ancestry of “ներգաղթ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ներգաղթել | to immigrate |
| 2 | Armenian | գաղթել | to migrate, to emigrate, to immigrate |
| 3 | Old Armenian | գաղթեմ | to emigrate; to flee; to cause to migrate, to... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | գաղութ | emigration, flight |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܓܠܘܬܐ | exile, captivity; exiles, captives |
| 6 | Aramaic | גָּלוּתָא | exile |