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Where does “Կշեռք” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Կշեռք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianկշեռք—
2Old Armenianկշիռbalance, scales, steelyard, weighing machine; arm...
3Akkadian𒄑𒂟scales
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