Where does “բուժքույր” come from?

բուժքույր (Armenian) comes from Russian медсестра, from Russian сестра́, from Old East Slavic сестра, from Proto-Slavic sestrà — sister.

բուժքույր (Armenian): nurse

Definitions

  1. nurse

Ancestry of “բուժքույր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмедсестраhospital nurse
2Russianсестра́sister
3Old East Slavicсестраsister
4Proto-Slavicsestràsister
Every word from Proto-Slavic sestrà →Every word from Old East Slavic сестра →Every word from Russian сестра́ →