Where does “կրկես” come from?

կրկես (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կրկէս, from Ancient Greek κιρκήσιον, from Latin circenses, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

կրկես (Armenian): circus

Definitions

  1. circus

Ancestry of “կրկես”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկրկէսcircus
2Ancient Greekκιρκήσιον
3Latincircensesnominative/accusative/vocative masculine/feminine...
4Latincircusa circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a...
5Ancient Greekκρίκοςring
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “կրկես

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Ancient Greek κρίκοςEvery word from Latin circus