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Where does “մարդագայլ” come from?

մարդագայլ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գայլ, from Proto-Indo-European waylos, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

մարդագայլ (Old Armenian): a hybrid of man and wolf or someone looking like...

Definitions

  1. a hybrid of man and wolf or someone looking like...

Ancestry of “մարդագայլ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգայլwolf; muzzle, cover for nose and mouth, bit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwayloswolf; howler
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “մարդագայլ”

  • մարդագայլ
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