Where does “մահաքաղաք” come from?

մահաքաղաք (Armenian) comes from Armenian մահ, from Old Armenian մահ — death; massacre, slaughter, carnage, butchery;...

մահաքաղաք (Armenian): necropolis

Definitions

  1. necropolis

Ancestry of “մահաքաղաք”, step by step

մահաքաղաք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մահ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմահdeath
2Old Armenianմահdeath; massacre, slaughter, carnage, butchery;...

via Armenian քաղաք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքաղաքcity, town
2Old Armenianքաղաքcity, town
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