Where does “երեքշաբթի” come from?
երեքշաբթի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian երեքշաբաթի, from Old Armenian շաբաթ, from Classical Syriac ܫܒܬܐ, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.
երեքշաբթի (Armenian): Tuesday
Ancestry of “երեքշաբթի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | երեքշաբաթի | Tuesday |
| 2 | Old Armenian | շաբաթ | Sabbath; Saturday; week |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܫܒܬܐ | Sabbath, Saturday; week; dill |
| 4 | Aramaic | שַׁבְּתָא | sabbath |
| 5 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 6 | Akkadian | šapattum | — |