Where does “քրքմածաղիկ” come from?

քրքմածաղիկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian քրքում, from Old Armenian քրքում, from Middle Persian kurkum.

քրքմածաղիկ (Armenian): crocus

Definitions

  1. crocus

Ancestry of “քրքմածաղիկ”, step by step

քրքմածաղիկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian քրքում

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքրքումsaffron
2Old Armenianքրքումcrocus, saffron
3Middle Persiankurkum—

via Armenian ծաղիկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianծաղիկflower; the pick, the cream, the best part;...
2Old Armenianծաղիկflower; smallpox; beauty, youth, bloom
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