Where does “քանորդ” come from?
քանորդ (Armenian) comes from Armenian քան, from Old Armenian քան, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂n, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
քանորդ (Armenian): quotient
Ancestry of “քանորդ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | քան | than |
| 2 | Old Armenian | քան | than |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂n | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |