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Where does “ջիլ” come from?

ջիլ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ջիլ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiHslo-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyH- — to dwindle; sinew.

ջիլ (Armenian): tendon, sinew; vein; muscle

Definitions

  1. tendon, sinew; vein; muscle

Ancestry of “ջիլ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianջիլnerve, sinew; fibre, string; whip; nerve, sinews,...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiHslo-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷeyH-to dwindle; sinew
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