Where does “խալխ” come from?

խալխ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian խալխ, from Arabic خَلْق — people,creature.

խալխ (Armenian): people; other, stranger; crowd, multitude

Definitions

  1. people; other, stranger; crowd, multitude

Ancestry of “խալխ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianխալխ—
2Arabicخَلْقpeople,creature
Every word from Arabic خَلْق →Every word from Middle Armenian խալխ →