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Where does “ցերեկ” come from?

ցերեկ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ց, from Old Armenian այգ, from Proto-Armenian aygo-, from Proto-Armenian awyo-, from Proto-Armenian aw(h)i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ws-s-i, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

ցերեկ (Old Armenian): daytime, day; by day, in daytime, during the day,...

Definitions

  1. daytime, day; by day, in daytime, during the day,...

Ancestry of “ցերեկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-ցplural genitive case marker; plural dative case...
2Old Armenianայգmorning
3Proto-Armenianaygo-—
4Proto-Armenianawyo-—
5Proto-Armenianaw(h)i-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ws-s-i—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “ցերեկ”

  • ցերեկույթ
  • ցերեկ
  • ցերեկութիւն
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