Where does “սերժանտ” come from?

սերժանտ (Armenian) comes from Russian сержант, from Polish sierżant, from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin serviens, from Latin serviēns, from Latin serviō — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

սերժանտ (Armenian): sergeant

Definitions

  1. sergeant

Ancestry of “սերժանտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсержантsergeant
2Polishsierżantsergeant
3Frenchsergentsergeant
4Middle Frenchsergent
5Old Frenchserjanta military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant
6Medieval Latinserviensa servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor; serving;...
7Latinserviēnsserving, (as a servant or slave)
8Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
9Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
10Proto-Italicserwosguardian
11Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
12Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-