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
Ancestry of “կես”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | կէս | half; in part |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |