Where does “մթնոլորտ” come from?

մթնոլորտ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ոլորտ, from Old Armenian ոլորտ.

մթնոլորտ (Armenian): atmosphere

Definitions

  1. atmosphere

Ancestry of “մթնոլորտ”, step by step

մթնոլորտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ոլորտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianոլորտsphere, realm; circle, area; environment, field
2Old Armenianոլորտ

via Armenian մութ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմութdark; unlit; foggy, hazy
2Old Armenianմութdark
Every word from Old Armenian ոլորտEvery word from Armenian ոլորտ