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Where does “քարշ” come from?

քարշ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քարշ, from Proto-Indo-European kars-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

քարշ (Armenian): the act of pulling or of being pulled; traction

Definitions

  1. the act of pulling or of being pulled; traction

Ancestry of “քարշ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքարշthe act of drawing to, dragging or drawing along;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankars-to rub, scrape, scratch; to scratch, scrape, rub,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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