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Where does “տոմսարկղ” come from?

տոմսարկղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian արկղ, from Old Armenian արկղ, from Byzantine Greek ἄρκλα, from Latin arcla, from Latin arcula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

տոմսարկղ (Armenian): box office; ticket office

Definitions

  1. box office; ticket office

Ancestry of “տոմսարկղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianարկղbox, case, coffer
2Old Armenianարկղchest, trunk, box; money box; box where bones of...
3Byzantine Greekἄρκλα—
4Latinarcla—
5Latinarculaa small chest, box, casket or coffer; small...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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