Where does “մետաքսե” come from?

մետաքսե (Armenian) comes from Armenian մետաքս, from Old Armenian մետաքս, from Ancient Greek μέταξα — raw silk.

մետաքսե (Armenian): silken, silk

Definitions

  1. silken, silk

Ancestry of “մետաքսե”, step by step

մետաքսե traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մետաքս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմետաքսsilk
2Old Armenianմետաքսsilk
3Ancient Greekμέταξαraw silk

via Armenian ե

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianեThe 5th letter of Armenian alphabet, called եչ. Transliterated as e. Represents an close-mid front unrounded vowel: (but [je] word-initially)
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταξα →Every word from Old Armenian մետաքս →Every word from Armenian մետաքս →