Where does “կար” come from?

կար (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

կար (Old Armenian): cord, rope, string; joint; the act of sewing,...

Definitions

  1. cord, rope, string; joint; the act of sewing,...

Ancestry of “կար”, step by step

կար traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian kar-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniankar-to do, make
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankar-to do, make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

via Old Armenian կարեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկարեմto be able, to have the power or faculty to, to...

Words derived from “կար

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar-Every word from Proto-Iranian kar-