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Abulaje connects with Old Georgianდილეგი(dilegi, “fortress; dungeon”) and derives both from an unknown Iranian source.[1] Found also in other Kartvelian languages: Lazდილეღი(dileği), Mingrelianდილეკი(dileḳi), Svanდჷლიგ(dəlig).
This is accepted by Ačaṙean, who specifies that the Armenian is borrowed from Early Middle Persian and the Georgian from Late Middle Persian because of the well-known k → g development in Middle Persian. He also adduces Arabicدَوْلَج(dawlaj, “lair of wild animals, cavern, subterranean dwelling”) as borrowed from Late Middle Persian*dileg.[2][3]
The sense development “fortress” → “dungeon” is common. Compare Armenianբերդ(berd, “fortress; dungeon”).
^ Abulaje, Ilia (1944) ““Dġeak” baṙi stugabanutʻyunə [The Etymology of the Word Dłeak]”, in HSSṘ GA Teġekagir hasarakakan gitutʻyunneri [Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR: Social Sciences] (in Armenian), numbers 1-2, pages 105–106
^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1944) “Haykakankʻ A [Armeniaca I]”, in HSSṘ GA Teġekagir hasarakakan gitutʻyunneri [Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR: Social Sciences] (in Armenian), number 5, pages 26–27
^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “Haykakankʻ (Armeniaca)”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 625–626
Further reading
Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դղեակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “դղեակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 673b