Where does “արջ” come from?
արջ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արջ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.
արջ (Armenian): bear
Ancestry of “արջ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | արջ | bear; Ursa; carpenter's tool used in smoothing... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ŕ̥tḱos | bear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥tḱós | destroying |