Where does “ողբ” come from?

ողբ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ողբ, from Proto-Indo-European olbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

ողբ (Armenian): lamentation, wail, bewailing

Definitions

  1. lamentation, wail, bewailing

Ancestry of “ողբ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianողբlamentation, complaint, groaning, wailing, moans,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanolbʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European olbʰ- →Every word from Old Armenian ողբ →