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Where does “տկար” come from?

տկար (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian տկար, from Old Armenian կար, from Proto-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

տկար (Armenian): weak, feeble, faint; powerless, impotent,...

Definitions

  1. weak, feeble, faint; powerless, impotent,...

Ancestry of “տկար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianտկարfeeble, weak, debilitated; powerless, impotent,...
2Old Armenianկարcord, rope, string; joint; the act of sewing,...
3Proto-Iraniankar-to do, make
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankar-to do, make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
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