Where does “արծաթ” come from?

արծաթ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արծաթ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

արծաթ (Armenian): silver; silver coin; silver object

Definitions

  1. silver; silver coin; silver object

Ancestry of “արծաթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianարծաթsilver; silverware; coin, money
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

Words derived from “արծաթ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm →Every word from Old Armenian արծաթ →