Where does “əvəlik” come from?
əvəlik (Azerbaijani) comes from Armenian ավելուկ, from Old Armenian աւելուկ, from Old Armenian աւել, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰel-.
əvəlik (Azerbaijani): type of sorrel
Ancestry of “əvəlik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ավելուկ | dock, sorrel, "Rumex" |
| 2 | Old Armenian | աւելուկ | dock |
| 3 | Old Armenian | աւել | broom; hair or feather broom; brush; coat brush |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃bʰel- | — |