Where does “կռիվ” come from?

կռիվ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կռիւ, from Old Armenian կռուիմ, from Old Georgian კრვა, from Proto-Georgian-Zan ḳar- — to strike.

կռիվ (Armenian): fight, struggle; war; battle; quarrel, brawl,...

Definitions

  1. fight, struggle; war; battle; quarrel, brawl,...

Ancestry of “կռիվ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկռիւplace to put one's foot; quarrel, struggle,...
2Old Armenianկռուիմto contend, struggle or dispute with, to debate,...
3Old Georgianკრვაto strike; to beat; to push
4Proto-Georgian-Zanḳar-to strike

Words derived from “կռիվ

Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan ḳar-Every word from Old Georgian კრვაEvery word from Old Armenian կռուիմ
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