Where does “գործազրկություն” come from?
գործազրկություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian գործազուրկ, from Armenian գործ, from Old Armenian գործ, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
գործազրկություն (Armenian): unemployment
Definitions
- unemployment
Ancestry of “գործազրկություն”, step by step
գործազրկություն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian գործազուրկ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | գործազուրկ | unemployed; a person who is unemployed |
| 2 | Armenian | գործ | work; job, occupation, employment; concern,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | գործ | work, affair, thing, deed, action, operation,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Armenian ություն
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ություն | -ery |