Where does “թարգմանել” come from?

թարգմանել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian թարգմանեմ, from Old Armenian թարգման, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum — interpreter, dragoman.

թարգմանել (Armenian): to translate

Definitions

  1. to translate

Ancestry of “թարգմանել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianթարգմանեմto translate
2Old Armenianթարգմանtranslator, interpreter; expositor, exegete,...
3Classical Syriacܬܪܓܡܢܐtranslator
4Akkadiantargumannuminterpreter, dragoman
Every word from Akkadian targumannumEvery word from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐEvery word from Old Armenian թարգման