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Where does “արկղ” come from?

արկղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արկղ, from Byzantine Greek ἄρκλα, from Latin arcla, from Latin arcula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

արկղ (Armenian): box, case, coffer

Definitions

  1. box, case, coffer

Ancestry of “արկղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարկղchest, trunk, box; money box; box where bones of...
2Byzantine Greekἄρκλα—
3Latinarcla—
4Latinarculaa small chest, box, casket or coffer; small...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “արկղ”

  • տոմսարկղ
  • դրամարկղ
  • աղբարկղ
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