Where does “Archiș” come from?

Archiș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian Árkos, from Hungarian árok, from Turkish arık, from Ottoman Turkish آرق, from English Arik, from Armenian առիք, from Old Armenian առիք, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁t- — post, beam, pole.

Ancestry of “Archiș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianÁrkos—
2Hungarianárokditch
3Turkisharıklean, thin
4Ottoman Turkishآرقirrigation ditch, canal, a long, indentation used to channel water in a field or garden
5EnglishArik—
6Armenianառիքceiling
7Old Armenianառիքceiling
8Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁t-post, beam, pole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁t- →Every word from Old Armenian առիք →Every word from Armenian առիք →