Where does “êrês” come from?

êrês (Northern Kurdish) comes from Armenian երեց, from Middle Armenian երէց, from Old Armenian երէց, from Proto-Indo-European pre(y)sgʷu-.

êrês (Northern Kurdish): monk, priest

Definitions

  1. monk, priest

Ancestry of “êrês”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianերեցelder; priest; presbyter; minister
2Middle Armenianերէցpresbyter, priest
3Old Armenianերէցelder, senior; presbyter, priest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpre(y)sgʷu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pre(y)sgʷu- →Every word from Old Armenian երէց →Every word from Middle Armenian երէց →