Where does “ցեղ” come from?
ցեղ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ցելում, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
ցեղ (Old Armenian): tribe, race, branch
Ancestry of “ցեղ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ցելում | to rend, to break, to split, to cleave, to cut,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |