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Where does “ցերեկութիւն” come from?

ցերեկութիւն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ցերեկ, 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 — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

ցերեկութիւն (Old Armenian): daytime, duration of a day, the whole day

Definitions

  1. daytime, duration of a day, the whole day

Ancestry of “ցերեկութիւն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianցերեկdaytime, day; by day, in daytime, during the day,...
2Old Armenian-ցplural genitive case marker; plural dative case...
3Old Armenianայգmorning
4Proto-Armenianaygo-—
5Proto-Armenianawyo-—
6Proto-Armenianaw(h)i-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ws-s-i—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
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