Where does “քարուկիր” come from?

քարուկիր (Middle Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian քար, from Old Armenian քար — stone.

քարուկիր (Middle Armenian): wall, made of stones cemented with lime

Definitions

  1. wall, made of stones cemented with lime

Ancestry of “քարուկիր”, step by step

քարուկիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Armenian քար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianքարstone, rock
2Old Armenianքարstone

via Middle Armenian կիր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianկիր—

Words derived from “քարուկիր”

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