Where does “փակուղի” come from?

փակուղի (Armenian) comes from Armenian ուղի, from Old Armenian ուղի, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewlos — hollow; tube, hole.

փակուղի (Armenian): dead end

Definitions

  1. dead end

Ancestry of “փակուղի”, step by step

փակուղի traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ուղի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianուղիway, track, path; railway; passage, duct
2Old Armenianուղիroad, way, route; journey; passage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewloshollow; tube, hole

via Armenian փակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianփակclosed, shut; locked; lock, padlock
2Old Armenianփակshut, closed; fastening, lock, padlock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewlos →Every word from Old Armenian ուղի →Every word from Armenian ուղի →