Where does “ընկեր” come from?

ընկեր (Armenian) comes 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.

ընկեր (Armenian): friend; comrade; form of address to a teacher or...

Definitions

  1. friend; comrade; form of address to a teacher or...

Ancestry of “ընկեր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianընկերfriend, companion
2Old Armenianընդin the place, instead of; for; with; to, in the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ընկեր”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →