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Where does “զրահամորթ” come from?

զրահամորթ (Armenian) comes from Armenian զրահ, from Old Armenian զրահ, from Middle Iranian zrāh, from Proto-Iranian zrāda-.

զրահամորթ (Armenian): wearing armor shell; armadillo

Definitions

  1. wearing armor shell; armadillo

Ancestry of “զրահամորթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianզրահarmor
2Old Armenianզրահarmor, coat of mail
3Middle Iranianzrāh—
4Proto-Iranianzrāda-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian zrāda- →