Where does “կոկորդիլոս” come from?
կոկորդիլոս (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.
կոկորդիլոս (Old Armenian): crocodile; big lizard
Ancestry of “կոկորդիլոս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | κροκόδειλος | lizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κρόκη | thread which is passed between the threads of the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρέκω | to weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kreḱ- | to weave |
Words derived from “կոկորդիլոս”