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Where does “Սիբիլլա” come from?

Սիբիլլա (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα, from Ancient Greek Σίοβολλα, from Ancient Greek βουλή, from Ancient Greek βούλομαι, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Ancestry of “Սիբիլլա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣίβυλλαsibyl; Sibylla
2Ancient GreekΣίοβολλα—
3Ancient Greekβουλήwill, determination, decision; plan, project,...
4Ancient Greekβούλομαιusually stronger than ἐθέλω , implying choice or...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
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