Where does “գաղթ” come from?

գաղթ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գաղութ, from Classical Syriac ܓܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic גָּלוּתָא — exile.

գաղթ (Old Armenian): emigration, flight; colonists, settlers, refugees

Definitions

  1. emigration, flight; colonists, settlers, refugees

Ancestry of “գաղթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգաղութemigration, flight
2Classical Syriacܓܠܘܬܐexile, captivity; exiles, captives
3Aramaicגָּלוּתָאexile

Words derived from “գաղթ”

Every word from Aramaic גָּלוּתָא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܓܠܘܬܐ →Every word from Old Armenian գաղութ →