Where does “պերկես” come from?

պերկես (Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek πέρκη, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

պերկես (Armenian): perch fish in the genus

Definitions

  1. perch fish in the genus

Ancestry of “պերկես”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέρκηperch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-
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