Where does “կեղեքեմ” come from?

կեղեքեմ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կեղ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

կեղեքեմ (Old Armenian): to tear, to rend; to afflict, to vex, to harass,...

Definitions

  1. to tear, to rend; to afflict, to vex, to harass,...

Ancestry of “կեղեքեմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկեղulcer; sore, wound
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “կեղեքեմ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Old Armenian կեղ