Where does “վարձակառք” come from?

վարձակառք (Armenian) comes from Armenian կառք, from Old Armenian կառք, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

վարձակառք (Armenian): taxi

Definitions

  1. taxi

Ancestry of “վարձակառք”, step by step

վարձակառք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian կառք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկառքcarriage, coach
2Old Armenianկառքcoach, carriage; car, chariot
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Armenian վարձ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվարձfee, payment; rent
2Old Armenianվարձstipend, salary, hire, pay, wages; emoluments,...
3Undeterminedvarz-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →