Where does “կիրակի” come from?
կիրակի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կիւրակէ, from Ancient Greek κυριακή, from Ancient Greek Κυριακός, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
կիրակի (Armenian): Sunday
Ancestry of “կիրակի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | կիւրակէ | Sunday |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κυριακή | nominative/vocative singular feminine of κῡριακός |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κυριακός | of the Lord |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ακός | -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |