Where does “կէս” come from?

կէս (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

կէս (Old Armenian): half; in part

Definitions

  1. half; in part

Ancestry of “կէս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “կէս

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ-Every word from Proto-Iranian kas-