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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

Definitions

  1. rubella, German measles

Ancestry of “կարմրախտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianախտdisease, illness
2Old Armenianախտillness, disease, indisposition; passion,...
3GermanAxtaxe
4Dutchachteight; attention, heed
5Middle DutchachtAlternative form of achte
6Old Dutchahto—
7Proto-Germanicahtō—
8Proto-Germanicahtōueight
9Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
10Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
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