Where does “կրակվառիչ” come from?

կրակվառիչ (Armenian) comes from Armenian կրակ, from Old Armenian կրակ — fire, flames; fire, heat, flame, spirit, ardour.

կրակվառիչ (Armenian): lighter

Definitions

  1. lighter

Ancestry of “կրակվառիչ”, step by step

կրակվառիչ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian կրակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկրակfire; light, lamp; fever
2Old Armenianկրակfire, flames; fire, heat, flame, spirit, ardour

via Armenian վառել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվառելto set on fire, to burn; to light, to turn on a...
2Old Armenianվառեմto light up, to set fire to, to fire; to fire, to...
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