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

  1. soothsayer, oracle; sorcerer, sorceress

Ancestry of “հարցուկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհարցուկsoothsayer, conjurer; sorcerer, sorceress
2Old Armenianհարցանեմto ask, to inquire, to interrogate, to question
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti →