Where does “կափուլ” come from?

կափուլ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ուլ, from Proto-Armenian fōl-, from Proto-Indo-European pōlo- — young of an animal.

կափուլ (Old Armenian): snare, trap; pitfall, foot-trap; cloister

Definitions

  1. snare, trap; pitfall, foot-trap; cloister

Ancestry of “կափուլ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianուլkid, young of a goat; fawn, young of a deer
2Proto-Armenianfōl-kid, child
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpōlo-young of an animal

Words derived from “կափուլ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōlo- →Every word from Proto-Armenian fōl- →Every word from Old Armenian ուլ →