Where does “աղջ-” come from?
աղջ- (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Armenian ałǰi, from Proto-Armenian algi, from Proto-Armenian agli, from Medieval Latin Aquilinum, from Latin aquilīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
աղջ- (Old Armenian): darkness, fog, twilight
Ancestry of “աղջ-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Armenian | ałǰi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Armenian | algi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Armenian | agli | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Aquilinum | — |
| 5 | Latin | aquilīnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “աղջ-”