Where does “կուպր” come from?

կուպր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կուպր, from Akkadian 𒇒𒌓𒀀, from Akkadian 𒅗𒉺𒊒 — to smear, to daub on; to smear or daub on.

կուպր (Armenian): tar, resin, pitch

Definitions

  1. tar, resin, pitch

Ancestry of “կուպր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկուպրasphalt, bitumen
2Akkadian𒇒𒌓𒀀bitumen, pitch
3Akkadian𒅗𒉺𒊒to smear, to daub on; to smear or daub on

Words derived from “կուպր

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