Where does “-arki” come from?

-arki (Ancient Greek) comes from Hungarian árok, from Turkish arık, from Ottoman Turkish آرق, from English Arik, from Armenian առիք, from Old Armenian առիք, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁t- — post, beam, pole.

Ancestry of “-arki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianárokditch
2Turkisharıklean, thin
3Ottoman Turkishآرقirrigation ditch, canal, a long, indentation used to channel water in a field or garden
4EnglishArik
5Armenianառիքceiling
6Old Armenianառիքceiling
7Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁t-post, beam, pole

Words derived from “-arki

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁t-Every word from Old Armenian առիքEvery word from Armenian առիք