Where does “փողար” come from?
փողար (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փող, from Persian پول, from Middle Persian pōl, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
փողար (Old Armenian): Alternative form of փողահար
Definitions
- Alternative form of փողահար
Ancestry of “փողար”, step by step
փողար traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian փող
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | փող | narrow passage; throat; neck; nostril |
| 2 | Persian | پول | a coin of inferior value; coin; money |
| 3 | Middle Persian | pōl | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |