Where does “նարտ” come from?
նարտ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian նարտ, from Persian نرد, from Persian نردشیر, from Middle Persian nywʾlthšyl, from Middle Persian nyw, from Old Persian 𐎴𐎡𐎲, from Proto-Iranian naybah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian naybʰah.
նարտ (Armenian): backgammon; backgammon board
Definitions
- backgammon; backgammon board
Ancestry of “նարտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | նարտ | backgammon |
| 2 | Persian | نرد | backgammon |
| 3 | Persian | نردشیر | backgammon |
| 4 | Middle Persian | nywʾlthšyl | backgammon |
| 5 | Middle Persian | nyw | good, brave, valiant |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎴𐎡𐎲 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | naybah | blessed, fortunate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | naybʰah | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | neybʰ- | blessed, holy, fortunate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 11 | Cebuano | -hi | — |