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

Definitions

  1. lance, spear; bayonet

Ancestry of “խիշտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianխիշտlance, spear
2Persianخشتjavelin, dart, spear, halberd, poleaxe; adobe,...
3Middle Persianhšt'brick
4Old Persian𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡sun-dried brick

Words derived from “խիշտ”

Every word from Old Persian 𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡 →Every word from Middle Persian hšt' →Every word from Persian خشت →