Where does “օձահալած” come from?

օձահալած (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian օձ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

օձահալած (Old Armenian): driving away serpents

Definitions

  1. driving away serpents

Ancestry of “օձահալած”, step by step

օձահալած traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian օձ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianօձsnake, serpent
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake

via Old Armenian հալածեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհալածեմto persecute, to pursue, to expel, to chase, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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