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Where does “կարկին” come from?
կարկին (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek καρκίνος, from Proto-Indo-European karkros.
Ancestry of “կարկին”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
καρκίνος
crab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
2
Proto-Indo-European
karkros
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Words derived from “կարկին”
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