Where does “ուելսերեն” come from?
ուելսերեն (Armenian) comes from Armenian Ուելս, from Russian Уэ́льс, from English Wales, from Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju — water.
ուելսերեն (Armenian): Synonym of վալլիերեն
Definitions
- Synonym of վալլիերեն
Ancestry of “ուելսերեն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Ուելս | — |
| 2 | Russian | Уэ́льс | — |
| 3 | English | Wales | The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country |
| 4 | Middle English | Wales | — |
| 5 | Old English | Wēalas | the Welsh |
| 6 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 7 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |