Where does “չարիք” come from?

չարիք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian իք, from Old Armenian ի-, from Old Armenian հի-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

չարիք (Old Armenian): ill, misfortunes, adversity, disaster, calamity,...

Definitions

  1. ill, misfortunes, adversity, disaster, calamity,...

Ancestry of “չարիք”, step by step

չարիք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian իք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianիքsome, a, an, certain; is, there is; what is, what...
2Old Armenianի-thing; what?
3Old Armenianհի-something
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷís

via Old Armenian չար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianչարbad, wicked; hurtful, sinister, dangerous;...

Words derived from “չարիք

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