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
Ancestry of “տղա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | տղայ | infant, baby, child; stripling, youth, lad;... |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܛܠܝܐ | young, youthful, childish; new, recent, latest,... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ṭalay- | — |