Where does “կարաւան” come from?

կարաւան (Old Armenian) comes from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn', from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

կարաւան (Old Armenian): caravan; army

Definitions

  1. caravan; army

Ancestry of “կարաւան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiankʾlwʾn'military column; caravan
2Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎼the people, subjects; army
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →