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Where does “քաղցկեղ” come from?

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

քաղցկեղ (Armenian): cancer

Definitions

  1. cancer

Ancestry of “քաղցկեղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքաղցկեղcancer; herpes
2Old Armenianքաղցhunger; hungry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswl̥dsḱ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
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