Where does “արծաթի” come from?
արծաթի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արծաթի, from Old Armenian արծաթ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.
արծաթի (Armenian): silvern, made of silver
Ancestry of “արծաթի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | արծաթի | silvery, made of silver; silver-coin |
| 2 | Old Armenian | արծաթ | silver; silverware; coin, money |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm | silver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |