Where does “ընկեր” come from?

ընկեր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ընդ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ընկեր (Old Armenian): friend, companion

Definitions

  1. friend, companion

Ancestry of “ընկեր”, step by step

ընկեր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ընդ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianընդin the place, instead of; for; with; to, in the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Armenian կեր

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

Words derived from “ընկեր”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →