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Where does “արգասիք” come from?

արգասիք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արգասիք, from Ancient Greek ἐργασία, from Ancient Greek ἐργάζομαι, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

արգասիք (Armenian): product, fruit of labour; result; harvest, yield,...

Definitions

  1. product, fruit of labour; result; harvest, yield,...

Ancestry of “արգասիք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարգասիքeffect, work, result; fruit, production, crop;...
2Ancient Greekἐργασίαwork, daily labor, business; an act of working,...
3Ancient GreekἐργάζομαιI work, labour; I work at, make; I do, perform
4Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
5Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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