Where does “աղօթկեր” come from?

աղօթկեր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կեր, from Proto-Indo-European gʷorh₃-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

աղօթկեր (Old Armenian): that prays to God; suppliant

Definitions

  1. that prays to God; suppliant

Ancestry of “աղօթկեր”, step by step

աղօթկեր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian կեր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկերfood; bait
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷorh₃-o-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

via Old Armenian աղօթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաղօթ—

Words derived from “աղօթկեր”

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