Where does “հրացանակիր” come from?
հրացանակիր (Armenian) comes from Armenian կրել, from Old Armenian կրեմ, from Russian крем, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
հրացանակիր (Armenian): musketeer
Definitions
- musketeer
Ancestry of “հրացանակիր”, step by step
հրացանակիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian կրել
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | կրել | to carry; to transport; to bear |
| 2 | Old Armenian | կրեմ | to bear, to carry |
| 3 | Russian | крем | cream, creme |
| 4 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 5 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 6 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 7 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 8 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Armenian հրացան
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | հրացան | rifle, gun |