Where does “բեկոր” come from?

բեկոր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian որ, from Old Armenian -եար, from Proto-Indo-European -ьro-.

բեկոր (Old Armenian): fragment, piece, morsel; crack, gap

Definitions

  1. fragment, piece, morsel; crack, gap

Ancestry of “բեկոր”, step by step

բեկոր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian որ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianորwho, which, what, that; which? what?; that
2Old Armenian-եարForming collective nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-ьro-

via Old Armenian բեկանեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբեկանեմto break; to break to pieces; to crack, to split;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “բեկոր

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ьro-Every word from Old Armenian -եարEvery word from Old Armenian որ