Where does “աշխարհ” come from?
աշխարհ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աշխարհ, from Middle Iranian axšahr, from Proto-Iranian xšaθram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám, from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
աշխարհ (Armenian): world, universe; land, country, region, province;...
Definitions
- world, universe; land, country, region, province;...
Ancestry of “աշխարհ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | աշխարհ | land, country, region; world, universe |
| 2 | Middle Iranian | axšahr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | xšaθram | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšatrám | kingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tk-e-tróm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
Words derived from “աշխարհ”