Where does “փողոտել” come from?
փողոտել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փողոտեմ, 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.
փողոտել (Armenian): to cut the throat
Ancestry of “փողոտել”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | փողոտեմ | to cut the throat, to behead, to slaughter, to... |
| 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 |