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Where does “ղսմաթ” come from?

ղսմաթ (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قسمت, from Arabic قِسْمَة, from Arabic قَسَمَ, from Arabic س, from Arabic سَوْفَ — {{qualifier|future tense marker}}.

ղսմաթ (Armenian): good luck, good fortune, success

Definitions

  1. good luck, good fortune, success

Ancestry of “ղսմաթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقسمتfate, destiny
2Arabicقِسْمَةportion, fate; division, lot, destiny; destiny
3Arabicقَسَمَto divide, to foreordain
4Arabicسwill
5Arabicسَوْفَ{{qualifier|future tense marker}}
Every word from Arabic سَوْفَ →