Where does “կարճաժամկետ” come from?

կարճաժամկետ (Armenian) comes from Armenian կարճ, from Old Armenian կարճ, from Proto-Kartvelian kart-, from Finnish kärsi, from Proto-Finnic karci — char, that has been burned and charred.

կարճաժամկետ (Armenian): short-term

Definitions

  1. short-term

Ancestry of “կարճաժամկետ”, step by step

կարճաժամկետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian կարճ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկարճshort; low; brief, succinct
2Old Armenianկարճshort; little; short, brief, curt, concise,...
3Proto-Kartveliankart-eastern Georgia, Georgians
4FinnishkärsiThird-person singular indicative past form of...
5Proto-Finnickarcichar, that has been burned and charred

via Armenian ժամկետ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianժամկետterm, period, time limit
2Armenianժամhour; time; watch
3Old Armenianժամhour; time, moment; proper time, precise time;...
4Old Armenianժամանarriving quickly; that which hastens; hurried,...
5Parthian𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗time
Every word from Proto-Finnic karciEvery word from Finnish kärsiEvery word from Proto-Kartvelian kart-