Where does “կարթ” come from?
կարթ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կարթ, from Proto-Armenian kar(p)tʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European gr(b)-ti-, from Proto-Indo-European ger-b- — to bend.
կարթ (Armenian): fishhook, fishing hook
Definitions
- fishhook, fishing hook
Ancestry of “կարթ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | կարթ | fishhook, fishing hook; hook-like projection on... |
| 2 | Proto-Armenian | kar(p)tʰi- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gr(b)-ti- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger-b- | to bend |