Where does “համեղ” come from?

համեղ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian համ, from Persian ham.

համեղ (Old Armenian): flavorous, savoury, sweet, delicious

Definitions

  1. flavorous, savoury, sweet, delicious

Ancestry of “համեղ”, step by step

համեղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian համ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհամtaste
2Persianham—

via Old Armenian եղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianեղAlternative form of իւղ

Words derived from “համեղ”

Every word from Persian ham →Every word from Old Armenian համ →