Where does “փողկապ” come from?
փողկապ (Armenian) comes from Armenian փող, 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.
փողկապ (Armenian): necktie, tie
Ancestry of “փողկապ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | փող | money; tubular part of various objects |
| 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 |