Where does “շանտաժ” come from?

շանտաժ (Armenian) comes from Russian шантаж, from French chantage, from French -age, from Middle French -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.

շանտաժ (Armenian): blackmail

Definitions

  1. blackmail

Ancestry of “շանտաժ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшантажblackmail
2Frenchchantageblackmail, shakedown
3French-ageForming nouns with the sense of "action or result...
4Middle French-ageforms nouns with the sense of "action or result...
5Old French-ageforms nouns with the sense of 'action or result...
6Old Occitan-atgesuffix used to form masculine nouns
7Latin-āticum
Every word from Latin -āticumEvery word from French -ageEvery word from Old French -age