Where does “կիսամյակ” come from?

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

կիսամյակ (Armenian): semester

Definitions

  1. semester

Ancestry of “կիսամյակ”, step by step

կիսամյակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian կես

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկեսhalf; part; time
2Old Armenianկէսhalf; in part
3Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Armenian ամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianամyear
2Old Armenianամyear; age
3Proto-Indo-Europeans(e)meh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Old Armenian կէս →