Where does “կիսապաշտպան” come from?

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

կիսապաշտպան (Armenian): midfielder

Definitions

  1. midfielder

Ancestry of “կիսապաշտպան”, step by step

կիսապաշտպան 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 պաշտպան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպաշտպանprotector, defender, guard; defender
2Old Armenianպաշտպանprotector, defender; servant
3Old Armenian-ար-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Old Armenian կէս →