Where does “կարմրախտ” come from?
կարմրախտ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ախտ, from Old Armenian ախտ, from German Axt, from Dutch acht, from Middle Dutch acht, from Old Dutch ahto, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
կարմրախտ (Armenian): rubella, German measles
Ancestry of “կարմրախտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ախտ | disease, illness |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ախտ | illness, disease, indisposition; passion,... |
| 3 | German | Axt | axe |
| 4 | Dutch | acht | eight; attention, heed |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | acht | Alternative form of achte |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ahto | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ahtō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |