Where does “kâgir” come from?

kâgir (Turkish) comes from Persian کارگیر, from Middle Armenian քարուկիր, from Old Armenian ու-, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷu-.

kâgir (Turkish): built of stone or brick

Definitions

  1. built of stone or brick

Ancestry of “kâgir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکارگیرa solid structure of stone
2Middle Armenianքարուկիրwall, made of stones cemented with lime
3Old Armenianու-—
4Proto-Indo-European-kʷu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷu- →Every word from Old Armenian ու- →Every word from Middle Armenian քարուկիր →
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