Where does “գել” come from?

գել (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գելում, from Proto-Indo-European welHu-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

գել (Old Armenian): tight, stiff; intwined, twisted; crooked, curved

Definitions

  1. tight, stiff; intwined, twisted; crooked, curved

Ancestry of “գել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգելումto twist; to squeeze
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelHu-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “գել”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welHu- →Every word from Old Armenian գելում →