Where does “գայլ” come from?

գայլ (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-European waylos, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

գայլ (Old Armenian): wolf; muzzle, cover for nose and mouth, bit

Definitions

  1. wolf; muzzle, cover for nose and mouth, bit

Ancestry of “գայլ”, step by step

գայլ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European waylos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwayloswolf; howler
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

via Ancient Greek Λύκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛύκοςwolf
2Proto-Hellenic*lúkoswolf

Words derived from “գայլ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European waylos →