Where does “կրկներգ” come from?

կրկներգ (Armenian) comes from Armenian երգ, from Old Armenian երգ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erkʷós — something that does or is subject to.

կրկներգ (Armenian): chorus, refrain

Definitions

  1. chorus, refrain

Ancestry of “կրկներգ”, step by step

կրկներգ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian երգ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianերգsong
2Old Armenianերգsong; poem; playing
3Proto-Indo-European*h₁erkʷóssomething that does or is subject to

via Armenian կրկին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկրկինa second time, twice; again, once more; double
2Old Armenianկրկինdouble, doubled, iterated; doubly, twofold,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erkʷós →Every word from Old Armenian երգ →Every word from Armenian երգ →