Where does “կրունկ” come from?

կրունկ (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կրունկն, from Old Armenian կրուկն, from Old Armenian կուր, from Old Armenian կեր, from Proto-Indo-European gʷorh₃-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

կրունկ (Middle Armenian): heel

Definitions

  1. heel

Ancestry of “կրունկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianկրունկնAlternative form of կրուկն
2Old Armenianկրուկնheel; hinge
3Old Armenianկուրship's boat; bowl, tub, basin; Alternative form...
4Old Armenianկերfood; bait
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷorh₃-o-
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “կրունկ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷorh₃-o-Every word from Old Armenian կեր