Where does “կռվել” come from?

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

կռվել (Armenian): to fight; to struggle; to have an argument

Definitions

  1. to fight; to struggle; to have an argument

Ancestry of “կռվել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկռուիմto contend, struggle or dispute with, to debate,...
2Old Georgianკრვაto strike; to beat; to push
3Proto-Georgian-Zanḳar-to strike
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan ḳar- →Every word from Old Georgian კრვა →Every word from Old Armenian կռուիմ →