Where does “երկաթե” come from?

երկաթե (Armenian) comes from Armenian երկաթ, from Old Armenian երկաթ — iron; iron tool, iron weapon, sword, razor, nail;...

երկաթե (Armenian): iron, made of iron

Definitions

  1. iron, made of iron

Ancestry of “երկաթե”, step by step

երկաթե traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian երկաթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianերկաթiron; any metal; metallic object
2Old Armenianերկաթiron; iron tool, iron weapon, sword, razor, nail;...

via Armenian ե

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianեThe 5th letter of Armenian alphabet, called եչ. Transliterated as e. Represents an close-mid front unrounded vowel: (but [je] word-initially)
Every word from Old Armenian երկաթEvery word from Armenian երկաթ