Where does “ողբալ” come from?

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

ողբալ (Armenian): to lament

Definitions

  1. to lament

Ancestry of “ողբալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianողբամto lament, to bewail, to groan, to complain, to...
2Old Armenianողբlamentation, complaint, groaning, wailing, moans,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanolbʰ-—
4Proto-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 →