Where does “ալոճ” come from?
ալոճ (Middle Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish آلوج, from Classical Persian آلوچه, from Persian آلو, from Urdu آلو, from Sanskrit आलुक, from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.
ալոճ (Middle Armenian): hawthorn
Ancestry of “ալոճ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آلوج | — |
| 2 | Classical Persian | آلوچه | — |
| 3 | Persian | آلو | plum, prune; potato |
| 4 | Urdu | آلو | potato; plum, prune |
| 5 | Sanskrit | आलुक | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | आलु | an edible root; potato |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHlu- | root |
Words derived from “ալոճ”