Where does “փրկագին” come from?

փրկագին (Armenian) comes from Armenian փրկել, from Old Armenian փրկեմ, from Classical Syriac ܦܪܩ — to save.

փրկագին (Armenian): ransom

Definitions

  1. ransom

Ancestry of “փրկագին”, step by step

փրկագին traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian փրկել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianփրկելto save, to rescue
2Old Armenianփրկեմto save, to deliver, to liberate, to redeem
3Classical Syriacܦܪܩto save

via Armenian գին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգինprice; cost; value, worth
2Old Armenianգինprice; value; buying, purchasing; hiring price
3Proto-Indo-European*wósn̥sale, trade
Every word from Classical Syriac ܦܪܩ →Every word from Old Armenian փրկեմ →Every word from Armenian փրկել →