Where does “քաղց” come from?

քաղց (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քաղց, from Proto-Indo-European swl̥dsḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

քաղց (Armenian): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “քաղց”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքաղցhunger; hungry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswl̥dsḱ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swl̥dsḱ- →Every word from Old Armenian քաղց →