Where does “տեսիլք” come from?
տեսիլք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian տեսիլք, from Old Armenian տեսիլ, from Old Armenian տես, from Old Armenian տեսանեմ, from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- — to see.
տեսիլք (Armenian): ghost, phantom
Ancestry of “տեսիլք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | տեսիլք | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | տեսիլ | aspect; appearance, look, sight, view; air, mien,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | տես | the act of seeing; aspect, look, figure, face;... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | տեսանեմ | to see; to go to see, to visit; to spy, to watch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | derḱ- | to see |