Where does “դիակառք” come from?
դիակառք (Armenian) comes from Armenian կառք, from Old Armenian կառք, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
դիակառք (Armenian): hearse vehicle for transporting the dead
Definitions
- hearse vehicle for transporting the dead
Ancestry of “դիակառք”, step by step
դիակառք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian կառք
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | կառք | carriage, coach |
| 2 | Old Armenian | կառք | coach, carriage; car, chariot |
| 3 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 4 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Armenian դի
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | դի | corpse, dead body, carcass |
| 2 | Old Armenian | դի | corpse, dead body, carcass |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰw-iH-to- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |