Where does “մաշկ” come from?

մաշկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մաշկ, from Proto-Semitic mašk-, from Proto-Afroasiatic masak-.

մաշկ (Armenian): skin; skin, hide; peel

Definitions

  1. skin; skin, hide; peel

Ancestry of “մաշկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմաշկskin, hide; clothing made of hide
2Proto-Semiticmašk-skin
3Proto-Afroasiaticmasak-—

Words derived from “մաշկ”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic masak- →Every word from Proto-Semitic mašk- →Every word from Old Armenian մաշկ →