Where does “շահարկել” come from?

շահարկել (Armenian) comes from Armenian շահ, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

շահարկել (Armenian): to exploit, to put to use for nefarious purposes

Definitions

  1. to exploit, to put to use for nefarious purposes

Ancestry of “շահարկել”, step by step

շահարկել traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian շահ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշահbenefit, profit, gain; interest; shah
2Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
4Old Persian𐏋king
5Proto-Iranianxšáyati
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Armenian արկանել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianարկանելto throw
2Old Armenianարկանեմto cast, to throw, to shoot; to put into, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyatiEvery word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati