Where does “կեր” come from?

կեր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կեր, from Proto-Indo-European gʷorh₃-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

կեր (Armenian): food, nourishment; bait

Definitions

  1. food, nourishment; bait

Ancestry of “կեր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկերfood; bait
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷorh₃-o-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷorh₃-o- →Every word from Old Armenian կեր →