Where does “ջրաղաց” come from?

ջրաղաց (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աղամ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elh₁- — to grind; heat; ground.

ջրաղաց (Old Armenian): watermill

Definitions

  1. watermill

Ancestry of “ջրաղաց”, step by step

ջրաղաց traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian աղամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաղամto grind; to pound, to reduce to powder; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elh₁-to grind; heat; ground

via Old Armenian ջուր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianջուրwater; liquid, watery
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