Where does “հանքաքար” come from?

հանքաքար (Armenian) comes from Armenian քար, from Middle Armenian քար, from Old Armenian քար — stone.

հանքաքար (Armenian): ore

Definitions

  1. ore

Ancestry of “հանքաքար”, step by step

հանքաքար traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian քար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքարstone, rock; rock, cliff; mountain
2Middle Armenianքարstone, rock
3Old Armenianքարstone

via Armenian հանք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհանքmine; ore, mineral
2Old Armenianհանք—
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