Where does “որտեղ” come from?

որտեղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian տեղ, from Old Armenian տեղ, from Old Armenian ետղ, from Proto-Indo-European sedlo-, from Proto-Indo-European sed- — to sit.

որտեղ (Armenian): where

Definitions

  1. where

Ancestry of “որտեղ”, step by step

որտեղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian տեղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianտեղplace, location, locality, position; abundant...
2Old Armenianտեղspot, place; post; abundant rain; anything...
3Old ArmenianետղAlternative form of տեղ
4Proto-Indo-Europeansedlo-
5Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit

via Armenian որ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianորwhich, what; that; in order to, so that
2Old Armenianորwho, which, what, that; which? what?; that
3Old Armenian-եարForming collective nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-ьro-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sedlo-Every word from Old Armenian ետղ