Where does “փողերակ” come from?
փողերակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փողերակ, 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 — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
փողերակ (Armenian): jugular vein
Ancestry of “փողերակ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | փողերակ | jugular vein; water pipe, water conduit |
| 2 | Old Armenian | փող | narrow passage; throat; neck; nostril |
| 3 | Persian | پول | a coin of inferior value; coin; money |
| 4 | Middle Persian | pōl | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |