Where does “գետնահարկ” come from?

գետնահարկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian հարկ, from Old Armenian հարկ, from Middle Iranian unknown.

գետնահարկ (Armenian): lower ground floor, basement

Definitions

  1. lower ground floor, basement

Ancestry of “գետնահարկ”, step by step

գետնահարկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian հարկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհարկfloor, storey; roof; necessity, need
2Old Armenianհարկnecessity, want, need; compulsion, force;...
3Middle Iranianunknown—

via Armenian գետին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգետինground, earth, soil
2Old Armenianգետինground, earth, soil, land, place
Every word from Middle Iranian unknown →Every word from Old Armenian հարկ →Every word from Armenian հարկ →