Where does “կլիր” come from?

կլիր (Middle Armenian) comes from Georgian ყლე, from Proto-Kartvelian q̇al- — penis.

կլիր (Middle Armenian): penis

Definitions

  1. penis

Ancestry of “կլիր”, step by step

կլիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ყლე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianყლეpenis; A highly contemptible person
2Proto-Kartvelianq̇al-penis

via Persian کیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکیرpenis, cock, prick
2Middle Persiankylpenis

Words derived from “կլիր”

Every word from Proto-Kartvelian q̇al- →Every word from Georgian ყლე →