Where does “մետաղ” come from?

մետաղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մետաղ, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

մետաղ (Armenian): metal

Definitions

  1. metal

Ancestry of “մետաղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմետաղ—
2Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
3Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

Words derived from “մետաղ”

Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν →Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλον →Every word from Old Armenian մետաղ →