Where does “պողոտա” come from?
պողոտա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian պողոտայ, from Classical Syriac ܦܠܛܝܐ, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
պողոտա (Armenian): avenue, broad street
Ancestry of “պողոտա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | պողոտայ | square; the centre or the chief square of a city;... |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܦܠܛܝܐ | square, public street |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |