Where does “վիրակապ” come from?

վիրակապ (Armenian) comes from Armenian վերք, from Old Armenian վէրք, from Undetermined vaiδa-.

վիրակապ (Armenian): bandage, dressing

Definitions

  1. bandage, dressing

Ancestry of “վիրակապ”, step by step

վիրակապ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian վերք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվերքwound
2Old Armenianվէրքwound; sanies, ichor, gore
3Undeterminedvaiδa-—

via Armenian կապ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկապtie, bond; connection, relation; communication
2Old Armenianկապbond, tie
Every word from Undetermined vaiδa- →Every word from Old Armenian վէրք →Every word from Armenian վերք →