Where does “արծաթե” come from?
արծաթե (Armenian) comes from Armenian արծաթ, from Old Armenian արծաթ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.
արծաթե (Armenian): silvern, made of silver
Definitions
- silvern, made of silver
Ancestry of “արծաթե”, step by step
արծաթե traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian արծաթ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | արծաթ | silver; silver coin; silver object |
| 2 | Old Armenian | արծաթ | silver; silverware; coin, money |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm | silver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |
via Armenian ե
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ե | The 5th letter of Armenian alphabet, called եչ. Transliterated as e. Represents an close-mid front unrounded vowel: (but [je] word-initially) |