Where does “ալտ” come from?
ալտ (Armenian) comes from Russian альт, from Polish alt, from English Alt, from German Alt, from Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz.
ալտ (Armenian): alto; viola
Ancestry of “ալտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | альт | alto; viola |
| 2 | Polish | alt | — |
| 3 | English | Alt | A modifier key used to change the function of... |
| 4 | German | Alt | alto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland... |
| 5 | Middle High German | alt | — |
| 6 | Old High German | alt | old |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |