Where does “մաքս” come from?

մաքս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մաքս, from Classical Syriac ܡܟܣܐ, from Classical Syriac ܟܣܐ, from Proto-Semitic *kaʔs- — beaker, goblet, cup, stoop.

մաքս (Armenian): custom, tariff, toll, duty, excise

Definitions

  1. custom, tariff, toll, duty, excise

Ancestry of “մաքս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմաքսcustom, tariff, toll, duty, excise
2Classical Syriacܡܟܣܐimpost, tribute, toll, tax; auction; custom house...
3Classical Syriacܟܣܐcup, chalice, drinking vessel; beaker; absolute...
4Proto-Semitic*kaʔs-beaker, goblet, cup, stoop

Words derived from “մաքս

Every word from Proto-Semitic *kaʔs-Every word from Classical Syriac ܟܣܐEvery word from Classical Syriac ܡܟܣܐ