Where does “խիշտ” come from?
խիշտ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խիշտ, from Persian خشت, from Middle Persian hšt', from Old Persian 𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡 — sun-dried brick.
խիշտ (Armenian): lance, spear; bayonet
Ancestry of “խիշտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | խիշտ | lance, spear |
| 2 | Persian | خشت | javelin, dart, spear, halberd, poleaxe; adobe,... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | hšt' | brick |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡 | sun-dried brick |
Words derived from “խիշտ”