Where does “քարեղեն” come from?

քարեղեն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քարեղէն, from Old Armenian -եղէն, from Old Armenian -էն, from Proto-Indo-European ey-ni-.

քարեղեն (Armenian): made of stone; stony; gems

Definitions

  1. made of stone; stony; gems

Ancestry of “քարեղեն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքարեղէնmade of stone, stony, stone
2Old Armenian-եղէնmade of, consisting of
3Old Armenian-էնforming adverbs
4Proto-Indo-Europeaney-ni-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ey-ni- →Every word from Old Armenian -եղէն →Every word from Old Armenian -էն →