Where does “գայկա” come from?
գայկա (Armenian) comes from Russian га́йка, from Proto-Slavic gajьka, from Proto-Slavic gajiti — to protect.
գայկա (Armenian): nut
Ancestry of “գայկա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | га́йка | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gajьka | something that connects; something that prohibits |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gajiti | to protect |