Where does “երկաթգիծ” come from?

երկաթգիծ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գիծ, from Old Armenian գիծ, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁-ǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

երկաթգիծ (Armenian): railway

Definitions

  1. railway

Ancestry of “երկաթգիծ”, step by step

երկաթգիծ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գիծ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգիծline
2Old Armenianգիծline; letter, character; trace; notch; incision,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁-ǵ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Armenian երկաթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianերկաթiron; any metal; metallic object
2Old Armenianերկաթiron; iron tool, iron weapon, sword, razor, nail;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁-ǵ- →Every word from Old Armenian գիծ →