Where does “ձեռնաշղթա” come from?

ձեռնաշղթա (Armenian) comes from Armenian ձեռք, from Old Armenian ձեռք, from Old Armenian ձեռն, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰésr-m̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

ձեռնաշղթա (Armenian): handcuff

Definitions

handcuff

Ancestry of “ձեռնաշղթա”, step by step

ձեռնաշղթա traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ձեռք

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Armenian	ձեռք	hand; arm; writing, handwriting
2	Old Armenian	ձեռք	nominative plural of ձեռն
3	Old Armenian	ձեռն	hand; fist; arm; strength, might, power, force,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰésr-m̥	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰes-	hand; take, give in exchange

via Armenian շղթա

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Armenian	շղթա	chain; fetters, shackles; series, succession
2	Old Armenian	շղթայ	chain; chain, concatenation, continuity, series
3	Old Armenian	շշղթայ	—
4	Classical Syriac	ܫܝܫܠܬܐ	chain, bond, fetter; line, series, sequence;...

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