Where does “կռունկ” come from?
կռունկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կռունկ, from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂- — to cry hoarsely; crane.
կռունկ (Armenian): crane
Ancestry of “կռունկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | կռունկ | crane |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gerh₂no- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gerh₂- | to cry hoarsely; crane |