Where does “տղայ” come from?

տղայ (Old Armenian) comes from Classical Syriac ܛܠܝܐ, from Proto-Semitic ṭalay-.

տղայ (Old Armenian): infant, baby, child; stripling, youth, lad;...

Definitions

  1. infant, baby, child; stripling, youth, lad;...

Ancestry of “տղայ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܛܠܝܐyoung, youthful, childish; new, recent, latest,...
2Proto-Semiticṭalay-—

Words derived from “տղայ”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ṭalay- →Every word from Classical Syriac ܛܠܝܐ →