Where does “կանթեղ” come from?

կանթեղ (Old Armenian) comes from Byzantine Greek καντῆλα, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

կանթեղ (Old Armenian): lamp

Definitions

  1. lamp

Ancestry of “կանթեղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekκαντῆλα—
2LatincandēlaA light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper
3Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
4Proto-Italickandēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

Words derived from “կանթեղ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →Every word from Proto-Italic kandēō →Every word from Latin candeō →