Where does “կարճահասակ” come from?
կարճահասակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian հասակ, from Old Armenian հասակ, from Old Armenian հասանեմ, from Old Armenian հաս, from Old Armenian անս-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥ḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
կարճահասակ (Armenian): short, not tall
Ancestry of “կարճահասակ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | հասակ | age; height, stature |
| 2 | Old Armenian | հասակ | age; height, stature |
| 3 | Old Armenian | հասանեմ | to arrive at, to reach; to catch, to take, to... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | հաս | arrival, coming; ripeness, maturity; kind of a... |
| 5 | Old Armenian | անս- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥ḱ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |