Where does “Tarkhun” come from?
Tarkhun (English) comes from Georgian ტარხუნა, from Arabic طَرْخُون, from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
Ancestry of “Tarkhun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Georgian | ტარხუნა | tarragon; estragon |
| 2 | Arabic | طَرْخُون | tarragon; "Artemisia dracunculus" |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δρακόντιον | edder-wort |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |