Where does “նիզակ” come from?

նիզակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian նիզակ, from Middle Iranian nēzak, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náyȷ́žʰam — sharp tip, spear.

նիզակ (Armenian): spear, lance

Definitions

  1. spear, lance

Ancestry of “նիզակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնիզակlance, spear; shaft of the lance or spear; shield...
2Middle Iraniannēzak—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*náyȷ́žʰamsharp tip, spear
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náyȷ́žʰam →Every word from Middle Iranian nēzak →Every word from Old Armenian նիզակ →