Where does “Փայտակարան” come from?
Փայտակարան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Փայտակարան, from Old Median karan-, from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.
Ancestry of “Փայտակարան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | Փայտակարան | Paytakaran a city in this province, possibly to be identified with Beylagan |
| 2 | Old Median | karan- | border, region, land |
| 3 | Old Javanese | ka- | passive verb-forming prefix |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka- | marker of past time in temporal expressions |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | ka- | inchoative |