Where does “ներգաղթել” come from?
ներգաղթել (Armenian) comes from Armenian գաղթել, from Old Armenian գաղթեմ, from Old Armenian գաղութ, from Classical Syriac ܓܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic גָּלוּתָא — exile.
ներգաղթել (Armenian): to immigrate
Definitions
- to immigrate
Ancestry of “ներգաղթել”, step by step
ներգաղթել traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian գաղթել
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | գաղթել | to migrate, to emigrate, to immigrate |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գաղթեմ | to emigrate; to flee; to cause to migrate, to... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | գաղութ | emigration, flight |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܓܠܘܬܐ | exile, captivity; exiles, captives |
| 5 | Aramaic | גָּלוּתָא | exile |
via Armenian ներ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ներ | sister-in-law |
| 2 | Old Armenian | նէր | sister-in-law; husband’s the other wife |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₁yénh₂tēr | husband's brother's wife, co-sister-in-law |