Where does “դրոշակակիր” come from?
դրոշակակիր (Armenian) comes from Armenian կրել, from Old Armenian կրեմ, from Russian крем, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
դրոշակակիր (Armenian): flag-bearer, standard-bearer
Definitions
- flag-bearer, standard-bearer
Ancestry of “դրոշակակիր”, step by step
դրոշակակիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian կրել
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | կրել | to carry; to transport; to bear |
| 2 | Old Armenian | կրեմ | to bear, to carry |
| 3 | Russian | крем | cream, creme |
| 4 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 5 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 6 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 7 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 8 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Armenian դրոշակ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | դրոշակ | flag; small flag |
| 2 | Old Armenian | դրօշակ | flag; banner, ensign, standard, colour |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ակ | forming diminutives from nominal stems; forming... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | ունակ | having, containing |
| 5 | Old Armenian | ունիմ | to have; to take, to hold, to possess, to occupy,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ōpn- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |