Where does “կարելի” come from?

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

Ancestry of “կարելի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկարեմto be able, to have the power or faculty to, to...
2Old Armenianկարcord, rope, string; joint; the act of sewing,...
3Proto-Iraniankar-to do, make
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankar-to do, make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “կարելի”

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