Where does “Գարճյան” come from?

Գարճյան (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قارجی, from Ottoman Turkish قار, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

Ancestry of “Գարճյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقارجیsnow seller
2Ottoman Turkishقارsnow
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

Words derived from “Գարճյան”

Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قار →