Where does “տղա” come from?

տղա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian տղայ, from Classical Syriac ܛܠܝܐ, from Proto-Semitic ṭalay-.

տղա (Armenian): boy; son; child, baby

Definitions

  1. boy; son; child, baby

Ancestry of “տղա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianտղայinfant, baby, child; stripling, youth, lad;...
2Classical Syriacܛܠܝܐyoung, youthful, childish; new, recent, latest,...
3Proto-Semiticṭalay-—

Words derived from “տղա”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ṭalay- →Every word from Classical Syriac ܛܠܝܐ →Every word from Old Armenian տղայ →