Where does “մետաքսյա” come from?

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

մետաքսյա (Armenian): silken, silk

Definitions

  1. silken, silk

Ancestry of “մետաքսյա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմետաքսեայof silk, silky, silken
2Old Armenianմետաքսsilk
3Ancient Greekμέταξαraw silk
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταξα →Every word from Old Armenian մետաքս →Every word from Old Armenian մետաքսեայ →