Where does “լեռնաշղթա” come from?
լեռնաշղթա (Armenian) comes from Armenian շղթա, from Old Armenian շղթայ, from Old Armenian շշղթայ, from Classical Syriac ܫܝܫܠܬܐ — chain, bond, fetter; line, series, sequence;...
լեռնաշղթա (Armenian): mountain range
Ancestry of “լեռնաշղթա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | շղթա | chain; fetters, shackles; series, succession |
| 2 | Old Armenian | շղթայ | chain; chain, concatenation, continuity, series |
| 3 | Old Armenian | շշղթայ | — |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܫܝܫܠܬܐ | chain, bond, fetter; line, series, sequence;... |