Where does “Kardashian” come from?
Kardashian (English) comes from Armenian Քարտաշյան, from Armenian քարտաշ, from Armenian տաշել, from Old Armenian տաշեմ, from Proto-Iranian taš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tā́ćšti, from Proto-Indo-European *tḗtḱ-ti ~ *tétḱ-n̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- — to sire, beget.
Kardashian (English): Of, relating to or characteristic of the Kardashian family
Definitions
- Of, relating to or characteristic of the Kardashian family
Ancestry of “Kardashian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Քարտաշյան | — |
| 2 | Armenian | քարտաշ | stonecutter, stone dresser, stonemason |
| 3 | Armenian | տաշել | to cut, to hew; to polish, to smooth; to have sex... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | տաշեմ | to rough-hew, to roughen down, to chip, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | taš- | to make, construct; to cut |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *tā́ćšti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tḗtḱ-ti ~ *tétḱ-n̥ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |