Where does “կար” come from?

կար (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կար, from Proto-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

կար (Armenian): third-person singular imperfect indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of...

Ancestry of “կար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկարcord, rope, string; joint; the act of sewing,...
2Proto-Iraniankar-to do, make
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankar-to do, make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kar- →