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Where does “փայլում” come from?

փայլում (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փայլումն, from Old Armenian փայլեմ, from Old Armenian փայլ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pʰel- — to shine.

փայլում (Armenian): shining, sparkling, twinkling

Definitions

  1. shining, sparkling, twinkling

Ancestry of “փայլում”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianփայլումնresplendence
2Old Armenianփայլեմto shine, to glitter, to gleam, to flash, to...
3Old Armenianփայլshine, brilliance, lustre, glitter, splendour;...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pʰel-to shine
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