Where does “քարուկիր” come from?

քարուկիր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կիր, from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜, from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 — kiln.

քարուկիր (Old Armenian): wall, made of stones cemented with lime

Definitions

  1. wall, made of stones cemented with lime

Ancestry of “քարուկիր”, step by step

քարուկիր traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian կիր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկիրlime; calx; a kind of white blister, morphew
2Akkadian𒌋𒀜kiln; oven
3Sumerian𒌋𒀜kiln

via Old Armenian ու

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianուand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁opiup, on, upon

via Old Armenian քար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքարstone
Every word from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 →Every word from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜 →Every word from Old Armenian կիր →