Where does “գործընկեր” come from?
գործընկեր (Armenian) comes from Armenian ընկեր, from Old Armenian ընկեր, from Old Armenian ընդ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
գործընկեր (Armenian): colleague; partner
Ancestry of “գործընկեր”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ընկեր | friend; comrade; form of address to a teacher or... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ընկեր | friend, companion |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ընդ | in the place, instead of; for; with; to, in the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |