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Where does “արկղ” come from?

արկղ (Old Armenian) comes from Byzantine Greek ἄρκλα, from Latin arcla, from Latin arcula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

արկղ (Old Armenian): chest, trunk, box; money box; box where bones of...

Definitions

  1. chest, trunk, box; money box; box where bones of...

Ancestry of “արկղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἄρκλα—
2Latinarcla—
3Latinarculaa small chest, box, casket or coffer; small...
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “արկղ”

  • արկղ
  • դրամարկղ
  • տոմսարկղ
  • աղբարկղ
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