Where does “քրտինք” come from?
քրտինք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քրտինք, from Old Armenian քիրտն, from Old Armenian քիտրն, from Proto-Indo-European swidren-.
քրտինք (Armenian): sweat, perspiration
Ancestry of “քրտինք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | քրտինք | nominative plural of քիրտն |
| 2 | Old Armenian | քիրտն | perspiration, sweat; toil, hard work, fatigue,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | քիտրն | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swidren- | — |