Where does “ջրաներկ” come from?

ջրաներկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ներկ, from Old Armenian ներկ, from Old Armenian ներկանեմ, from Old Armenian նի-, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

ջրաներկ (Armenian): watercolour a water-soluble pigment

Definitions

  1. watercolour a water-soluble pigment

Ancestry of “ջրաներկ”, step by step

ջրաներկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ներկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianներկpaint; dye
2Old Armenianներկtint, dye, colour
3Old Armenianներկանեմto dye, to colour, to tinge; to cover in blood;...
4Old Armenianնի-down
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Armenian ջուր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianջուրwater
2Middle Armenianջուրwater
3Old Armenianջուրwater; liquid, watery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Old Armenian նի- →Every word from Old Armenian ներկանեմ →