Where does “արեւելք” come from?

արեւելք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ելք, from Old Armenian ել, from Old Armenian ելանեմ — to go out, to go from the inside to the outside,...

արեւելք (Old Armenian): east; sunrise; eastern regions, the orientals

Definitions

  1. east; sunrise; eastern regions, the orientals

Ancestry of “արեւելք”, step by step

արեւելք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ելք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianելքnominative plural of ել
2Old Armenianելegress, departure; advancement, course; issue;...
3Old Armenianելանեմto go out, to go from the inside to the outside,...

via Old Armenian արեւ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարեւthe sun; the light of the sun; life, day
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rewi-sun, sunshine

Words derived from “արեւելք”

Every word from Old Armenian ելանեմ →Every word from Old Armenian ել →Every word from Old Armenian ելք →