Where does “էլեկտրակայան” come from?

էլեկտրակայան (Armenian) comes from Russian электростанция, from Russian ста́нция, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

էլեկտրակայան (Armenian): power station, power plant

Definitions

  1. power station, power plant

Ancestry of “էլեկտրակայան”, step by step

էլեկտրակայան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian электростанция

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianэлектростанцияpower station
2Russianста́нцияstation
3Latinstatiōoutpost, picket
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Armenian կայան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկայանstation
2Old Armenianկայանstanding (still), place to stand, station, site
3Old Armenianկայstanding (still), standing place, station, site
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂-ti-
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-