Where does “ֆրիզյան” come from?
ֆրիզյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian ֆրիզ, from Russian фриз, from French Frise, from Middle French frise, from Italian fris, from Medieval Latin frisum, from Latin frigium, from Arabic إِفْرِيز — to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself.
ֆրիզյան (Armenian): Frisian
Ancestry of “ֆրիզյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ֆրիզ | Frisian |
| 2 | Russian | фриз | Frisian; API • m inan; frieze |
| 3 | French | Frise | — |
| 4 | Middle French | frise | — |
| 5 | Italian | fris | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | frisum | — |
| 7 | Latin | frigium | — |
| 8 | Arabic | إِفْرِيز | king beam, cornice |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | περίζωμα | A loincloth worn around the waist |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 12 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |