Where does “زرنوك” come from?
زرنوك (Arabic) comes from Old Armenian ձեռնուկ, from Old Armenian ձեռն, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰésr-m̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.
زرنوك (Arabic): handle of a hand-mill
Ancestry of “زرنوك”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ձեռնուկ | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ձեռն | hand; fist; arm; strength, might, power, force,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰésr-m̥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |