Where does “կես” come from?

կես (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կէս, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

կես (Armenian): half; part; time

Definitions

  1. half; part; time

Ancestry of “կես”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկէսhalf; in part
2Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “կես”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Old Armenian կէս →