Where does “մարզաշապիկ” come from?

մարզաշապիկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian շապիկ, from Old Armenian շապիկ, from Middle Iranian šapīk.

մարզաշապիկ (Armenian): jersey shirt worn by a member of an athletic team

Definitions

  1. jersey shirt worn by a member of an athletic team

Ancestry of “մարզաշապիկ”, step by step

մարզաշապիկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian շապիկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշապիկshirt; sheath, case, covering, hood, wrapper
2Old Armenianշապիկshirt; coat, overcoat
3Middle Iranianšapīk—

via Armenian մարզել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմարզելto exercise
Every word from Middle Iranian šapīk →Every word from Old Armenian շապիկ →Every word from Armenian շապիկ →