მგელი

Etymology
From ; see below.

Noun

 * 1) wolf

Etymology
Related to 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Since long connected with  and usually considered a borrowing from it, replacing the native term due to a taboo. Note that dialectal is a late development within Armenian and is not particularly relevant for the comparison.

According to Klimov's earlier work, from, he however remarks that in 🇨🇬-🇨🇬 is expected. In Klimov's more recent works, he no longer reconstructs, and is inclined to agree with the Armenian origin.

Noun

 * 1) wolf