Where does “երկիր” come from?

երկիր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian երկու, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

երկիր (Old Armenian): earth, globe; the world; the Earth; land,...

Definitions

  1. earth, globe; the world; the Earth; land,...

Ancestry of “երկիր”, step by step

երկիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian երկու

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianերկուtwo; second; besides, moreover
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Old Armenian իր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianիրthing, matter, affair
2Parthian𐫙𐫏𐫡thing, matter

Words derived from “երկիր

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Old Armenian երկու
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