Where does “ելմակ” come from?

ելմակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian նամակ, from Old Armenian նամակ, from Middle Iranian nāmak.

ելմակ (Armenian): email

Definitions

  1. email

Ancestry of “ելմակ”, step by step

ելմակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian նամակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնամակletter, epistle, written message
2Old Armenianնամակletter, writing, missive, despatch, epistle
3Middle Iraniannāmak—

via Armenian ելեկտրական

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianելեկտրական—
Every word from Middle Iranian nāmak →Every word from Old Armenian նամակ →Every word from Armenian նամակ →