Where does “ցեղ” come from?

ցեղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ցեղ, from Old Armenian ցելում, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

ցեղ (Armenian): tribe; race; clan, kindred

Definitions

  1. tribe; race; clan, kindred

Ancestry of “ցեղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianցեղtribe, race, branch
2Old Armenianցելումto rend, to break, to split, to cleave, to cut,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “ցեղ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Old Armenian ցելում →
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