Where does “տոկոս” come from?

տոկոս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian տոկոս, from Ancient Greek τόκος, from Ancient Greek τίκτω, from Proto-Hellenic tíktō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

տոկոս (Armenian): percent; interest

Definitions

  1. percent; interest

Ancestry of “տոկոս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianտոկոսinterest
2Ancient Greekτόκοςchildbirth, parturition; offspring; interest
3Ancient GreekτίκτωI beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate
4Proto-Hellenictíktōto beget
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tíktō →Every word from Ancient Greek τίκτω →