Where does “մետաղալար” come from?

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

մետաղալար (Armenian): wire

Definitions

  1. wire

Ancestry of “մետաղալար”, step by step

մետաղալար traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մետաղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմետաղmetal
2Old Armenianմետաղ
3Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
4Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

via Armenian լար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianլարrope, rein, cable, cord, string; chord
2Old Armenianլարrope, rein, cable, cord, string; plumb line of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ulh₁ro-
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευεινEvery word from Ancient Greek μέταλλονEvery word from Old Armenian մետաղ