Where does “փաղանգ” come from?
փաղանգ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փաղանգ, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.
փաղանգ (Armenian): phalanx; rank; file; sun spider, camel spider,...
Definitions
- phalanx; rank; file; sun spider, camel spider,...
Ancestry of “փաղանգ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | փաղանգ | phalanx, legion; troop; caravan; a kind of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |