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Where does “փողոտեմ” come from?

փողոտեմ (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.

փողոտեմ (Old Armenian): to cut the throat, to behead, to slaughter, to...

Definitions

  1. to cut the throat, to behead, to slaughter, to...

Ancestry of “փողոտեմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianփողnarrow passage; throat; neck; nostril
2Persianپولa coin of inferior value; coin; money
3Middle Persianpōl—
4Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
5Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
6Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “փողոտեմ”

  • փողոտել
  • փողոտել
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