Where does “չարիք” come from?

չարիք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian չարիք, from Old Armenian իք, from Old Armenian ի-, from Old Armenian հի-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

չարիք (Armenian): evil, harm, something bad; misfortune, disaster,...

Definitions

  1. evil, harm, something bad; misfortune, disaster,...

Ancestry of “չարիք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianչարիքill, misfortunes, adversity, disaster, calamity,...
2Old Armenianիքsome, a, an, certain; is, there is; what is, what...
3Old Armenianի-thing; what?
4Old Armenianհի-something
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷísEvery word from Old Armenian ի-Every word from Old Armenian իք