Where does “աճուրդ” come from?
աճուրդ (Armenian) comes from Armenian աճել, from Old Armenian աճեմ, from Proto-Armenian awčémi, from Proto-Armenian aug-(y)e-mi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂(e)ug-(y)e-mi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
աճուրդ (Armenian): auction
Ancestry of “աճուրդ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | աճել | to grow; to increase; to grow up; to rise |
| 2 | Old Armenian | աճեմ | to grow, to increase, to be augmented, to grow... |
| 3 | Proto-Armenian | awčémi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Armenian | aug-(y)e-mi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂(e)ug-(y)e-mi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |