Where does “árok” come from?

árok (Hungarian) comes from Turkish arık, from Ottoman Turkish آرق, from English Arik, from Armenian առիք, from Old Armenian առիք, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁t- — post, beam, pole.

árok (Hungarian): ditch

Definitions

  1. ditch

Ancestry of “árok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisharıklean, thin
2Ottoman Turkishآرقirrigation ditch, canal, a long, indentation used to channel water in a field or garden
3EnglishArik—
4Armenianառիքceiling
5Old Armenianառիքceiling
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁t-post, beam, pole

Words derived from “árok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁t- →Every word from Old Armenian առիք →Every word from Armenian առիք →