Where does “փող” come from?
փող (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փող, from Persian پول, from Middle Persian pōl, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
փող (Armenian): money; tubular part of various objects
Definitions
- money; tubular part of various objects
Ancestry of “փող”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | փող | narrow passage; throat; neck; nostril |
| 2 | Persian | پول | a coin of inferior value; coin; money |
| 3 | Middle Persian | pōl | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |