Where does “կարճավուն” come from?

կարճավուն (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.

կարճավուն (Armenian): shortish

Definitions

  1. shortish

Ancestry of “կարճավուն”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Finnic karci →Every word from Finnish kärsi →Every word from Proto-Kartvelian kart- →