Where does “սիրեկան” come from?

սիրեկան (Armenian) comes from Armenian սեր, from Old Armenian սէր, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyro-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

սիրեկան (Armenian): lover, paramour

Definitions

  1. lover, paramour

Ancestry of “սիրեկան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսերcream; love; affection, caring
2Old Armenianսէրlove; affection, fondness, tenderness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyro-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyro- →Every word from Old Armenian սէր →