Where does “հնդակեր” come from?
հնդակեր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կեր, from Proto-Indo-European gʷorh₃-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
Ancestry of “հնդակեր”, step by step
հնդակեր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian կեր
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | կեր | food; bait |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷorh₃-o- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |
via Old Armenian հունդ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | հունդ | Alternative form of ունդ; edible seed, grain |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ունդ | edible seed, grain; pulse, legume; progeny,... |
| 3 | Semitic | ḥunṭ- | — |