Where does “quinar” come from?
quinar (Romani) comes from Armenian գին, from Old Armenian գին, from Proto-Indo-European *wósn̥.
quinar (Romani): Synonym of kinel
Ancestry of “quinar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | գին | price; cost; value, worth |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գին | price; value; buying, purchasing; hiring price |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *wósn̥ | — |