Where does “կայազոր” come from?

կայազոր (Armenian) comes from Armenian կամ, from Old Armenian կամ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

կայազոր (Armenian): garrison

Definitions

  1. garrison

Ancestry of “կայազոր”, step by step

կայազոր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian կամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկամor; I am, I exist; threshing sledge, threshing...
2Old Armenianկամto stand, to be standing; to remain; to appear;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step

via Armenian զորք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianզորքtroops, forces; army
2Old Armenianզօրքnominative plural of զօր
3Old Armenianզօրstrength, vigour, force; army, host, soldiery,...
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