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Where does “կաղջին” come from?

կաղջին (Middle Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European gewl-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

կաղջին (Middle Armenian): mortar, a kind of clayey soil

Definitions

  1. mortar, a kind of clayey soil

Ancestry of “կաղջին”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁y-to smear, putty; to stick, glue
2Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁-ball, lump
3Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “կաղջին”

  • կաղջին
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