Where does “դիրագ” come from?

դիրագ (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دیرك, from Proto-Turkic *tīrek, from Old Turkic tire- — to support, upright.

դիրագ (Armenian): column, pillar; any upright post or pole; beam

Definitions

  1. column, pillar; any upright post or pole; beam

Ancestry of “դիրագ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدیركcolumn, pillar; any upright post or pole; mast;...
2Proto-Turkic*tīreksupport
3Old Turkictire-to support, upright
Every word from Old Turkic tire- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *tīrek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دیرك →