Where does “կարեւոր” come from?

կարեւոր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կարեւոր, from Old Armenian կարիք, from Old Armenian իք, from Old Armenian ի-, from Old Armenian հի-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

կարեւոր (Armenian): important; serious; significant

Definitions

important; serious; significant

Ancestry of “կարեւոր”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Armenian	կարեւոր	necessary, needed; essential, expedient; urgent,...
2	Old Armenian	կարիք	necessity, want, indigence, constraint,...
3	Old Armenian	իք	some, a, an, certain; is, there is; what is, what...
4	Old Armenian	ի-	thing; what?
5	Old Armenian	հի-	something
6	Proto-Indo-European	*kʷís	—

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