Where does “ցեղասպան” come from?
ցեղասպան (Armenian) comes from Armenian ցեղ, 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,...
ցեղասպան (Armenian): perpetrating a genocide
Definitions
- perpetrating a genocide
Ancestry of “ցեղասպան”, step by step
ցեղասպան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian ցեղ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ցեղ | tribe; race; clan, kindred |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ցեղ | tribe, race, branch |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ցելում | to rend, to break, to split, to cleave, to cut,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |