Where does “մաշկյա” come from?

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

մաշկյա (Armenian): made of skin/leather

Definitions

  1. made of skin/leather

Ancestry of “մաշկյա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմաշկեայmade of leather, of skin, membranous
2Old Armenianմաշկskin, hide; clothing made of hide
3Proto-Semiticmašk-skin
4Proto-Afroasiaticmasak-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic masak- →Every word from Proto-Semitic mašk- →Every word from Old Armenian մաշկ →