Where does “երգեցիկ” come from?

երգեցիկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian երգեցիկ, from Old Armenian երգեմ, from Old Armenian երգ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erkʷós — something that does or is subject to.

երգեցիկ (Armenian): singing

Definitions

  1. singing

Ancestry of “երգեցիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianերգեցիկsinging; singer, songster, songstress
2Old Armenianերգեմto sing; to praise; to play a musical instrument
3Old Armenianերգsong; poem; playing
4Proto-Indo-European*h₁erkʷóssomething that does or is subject to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erkʷós →Every word from Old Armenian երգ →Every word from Old Armenian երգեմ →