Where does “կեղծիք” come from?
կեղծիք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian իք, from Old Armenian ի-, from Old Armenian հի-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
կեղծիք (Old Armenian): dissimulation, feint, sham, fiction, counterfeit,...
Definitions
- dissimulation, feint, sham, fiction, counterfeit,...
Ancestry of “կեղծիք”, step by step
կեղծիք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian իք
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | իք | some, a, an, certain; is, there is; what is, what... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ի- | thing; what? |
| 3 | Old Armenian | հի- | something |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |
via Old Armenian կեղծ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | կեղծ | feigned, dissembled, false, counterfeit, sham,... |