Where does “քաղցել” come from?

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

քաղցել (Armenian): to be hungry

Definitions

  1. to be hungry

Ancestry of “քաղցել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքաղցնումto feel hungry, to be hungry, famished; to hunger...
2Old Armenianքաղցhunger; hungry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswl̥dsḱ-—
4Proto-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 →