Where does “ֆրակ” come from?
ֆրակ (Armenian) comes from Russian фрак, from French frac, from German Frack, from English frock, from Middle English frok, from Old French froc, from Frankish hrokk, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz — upper clothes, shirt.
ֆրակ (Armenian): tailcoat
Ancestry of “ֆրակ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | фрак | tailcoat |
| 2 | French | frac | white tie and tails |
| 3 | German | Frack | tailcoat |
| 4 | English | frock | A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which... |
| 5 | Middle English | frok | — |
| 6 | Old French | froc | frock |
| 7 | Frankish | hrokk | robe, tunic |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrukkaz | Alternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | rug(')- | upper clothes, shirt |