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Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Moreover, the two senses (“necessity” and “sorrow”) may be etymologically distinct.
Root
կար- • (kar-)
- need, necessity, want
- կարիք ― karikʻ ― necessity, want
- կարեւոր ― karewor ― necessary
- անկար ― ankar ― not indigent, not in want
- կարօտ ― karōt ― in want of; necessitous; poor; desirous
- sorrow, grief
- կարիք ― karikʻ ― sorrow, grief
- կարեկից ― karekicʻ ― compassionate
Derived terms
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press