Where does “հարկահավաք” come from?

հարկահավաք (Armenian) comes from Armenian հարկ, from Old Armenian հարկ, from Middle Iranian unknown.

հարկահավաք (Armenian): tax collector

Definitions

  1. tax collector

Ancestry of “հարկահավաք”, step by step

հարկահավաք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian հարկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհարկfloor, storey; roof; necessity, need
2Old Armenianհարկnecessity, want, need; compulsion, force;...
3Middle Iranianunknown—

via Armenian հավաքել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհավաքելto gather, to collect; to clean
2Old Armenianհաւաքեմ—
Every word from Middle Iranian unknown →Every word from Old Armenian հարկ →Every word from Armenian հարկ →