Where does “տոկոսիք” come from?
տոկոսիք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian տոկոսիք, from Old Armenian տոկոս, from Ancient Greek τόκος, from Ancient Greek τίκτω, from Proto-Hellenic tíktō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
տոկոսիք (Armenian): interest
Ancestry of “տոկոսիք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | տոկոսիք | birth; interest; debt |
| 2 | Old Armenian | տոկոս | interest |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τόκος | childbirth, parturition; offspring; interest |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίκτω | I beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tíktō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |