Where does “կուր” come from?

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

կուր (Armenian): boat; Rare form of կեր

Definitions

  1. boat; Rare form of կեր

Ancestry of “կուր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկուրship's boat; bowl, tub, basin; Alternative form...
2Old Armenianկերfood; bait
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷorh₃-o-—
4Proto-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 →