Where does “խալտուրա” come from?
խալտուրա (Armenian) comes from Russian халту́ра, from Medieval Latin chartularius, from Latin chartula, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
խալտուրա (Armenian): shoddy work (something intentionally done badly), botched job, bungled job; hack; a botch; a pot boiler; khaltura
Definitions
- shoddy work (something intentionally done badly), botched job, bungled job; hack; a botch; a pot boiler; khaltura
Ancestry of “խալտուրա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | халту́ра | moonlighting; shoddy work {{non-gloss... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | chartularius | keeper of archives |
| 3 | Latin | chartula | Diminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum |
| 4 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 5 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 6 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 7 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 8 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |