Where does “Կշեռք” come from?

Կշեռք (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian կշեռք, from Old Armenian կշիռ, from Akkadian 𒄑𒂟 — scales.

Կշեռք (Armenian): Libra (a constellation of the zodiac in the shape of a set of scales)

Definitions

  1. Libra (a constellation of the zodiac in the shape of a set of scales)

Ancestry of “Կշեռք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianկշեռք—
2Old Armenianկշիռbalance, scales, steelyard, weighing machine; arm...
3Akkadian𒄑𒂟scales
Every word from Akkadian 𒄑𒂟 →Every word from Old Armenian կշիռ →Every word from Middle Armenian կշեռք →