Where does “ողնուղեղ” come from?

ողնուղեղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ող, from Old Armenian ողն, from Proto-Indo-European ōlen-, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

ողնուղեղ (Armenian): spinal cord

Definitions

  1. spinal cord

Ancestry of “ողնուղեղ”, step by step

ողնուղեղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ող

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianողvertebra
2Old Armenianողնback; spine, backbone; spinal marrow, spinal...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanōlen-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

via Armenian ուղեղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianուղեղbrain; mind, intellect
2Old Armenianուղեղbrain; bone marrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōlen- →Every word from Old Armenian ողն →