Where does “կարդինալ” come from?

կարդինալ (Armenian) comes from Russian кардинал, from Latin cardinālis, from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

կարդինալ (Armenian): cardinal official in Catholic Church

Definitions

cardinal official in Catholic Church

Ancestry of “կարդինալ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	кардинал	cardinal; cardinal fish
2	Latin	cardinālis	of or pertaining to a door hinge
3	Latin	cardō	hinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times
4	Latin	carduus	a wild thistle; the artichoke
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱers-	to run

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Latin cardō →