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Where does “պենալ” come from?

պենալ (Armenian) comes from Russian пена́льти, from English penalty, from Middle French pénalité, from French pénal, from Latin poenalis, from Latin poenā, from Ancient Greek ποινή, from Proto-Hellenic kʷoinā́ — to pay; to avenge.

պենալ (Armenian): penalty

Definitions

  1. penalty

Ancestry of “պենալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпена́льти—
2EnglishpenaltyA legal sentence; A punishment for violating...
3Middle Frenchpénalité—
4Frenchpénalpenal, criminal
5Latinpoenalispenal; of or pertaining to punishment
6Latinpoenā—
7Ancient Greekποινήblood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,...
8Proto-Hellenickʷoinā́—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷoynéh₂payment; punishment, vengeance
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
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