ներկ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ներկ (nerk).

Pronunciation

Noun

ներկ (nerk)

  1. paint; dye

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Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. One suggestion connects Latin niger (black), assuming Proto-Indo-European *neg⁽ʷ⁾-r- (painted, colored, darkened), and thus possibly related to *nókʷts (night), but the existence of such a root is disputed and not evidenced further.

Noun

ներկ (nerk)

  1. tint, dye, colour
    ներկ կոշկացnerk koškacʻshoe-blacking

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Descendants

  • Armenian: ներկ (nerk)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ներկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ներկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ներկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press