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
Ancestry of “kâgir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | کارگیر | a solid structure of stone |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | քարուկիր | — |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ու- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷu- | — |