Where does “գեղեցիկ” come from?

գեղեցիկ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գեղ, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

գեղեցիկ (Old Armenian): handsome, pretty, genteel, gallant, agreeable,...

Definitions

  1. handsome, pretty, genteel, gallant, agreeable,...

Ancestry of “գեղեցիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգեղbeauty; appearance, look; Alternative form of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “գեղեցիկ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl-Every word from Old Armenian գեղ