Where does “հարցուկ” come from?
հարցուկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հարցուկ, from Old Armenian հարցանեմ, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
հարցուկ (Armenian): soothsayer, oracle; sorcerer, sorceress
Definitions
- soothsayer, oracle; sorcerer, sorceress
Ancestry of “հարցուկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | հարցուկ | soothsayer, conjurer; sorcerer, sorceress |
| 2 | Old Armenian | հարցանեմ | to ask, to inquire, to interrogate, to question |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |