Where does “շթաքար” come from?

շթաքար (Armenian) comes from Armenian քար, from Middle Armenian քար, from Old Armenian քար — stone.

շթաքար (Armenian): stalactite

Definitions

  1. stalactite

Ancestry of “շթաքար”, step by step

շթաքար traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian քար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքարstone, rock; rock, cliff; mountain
2Middle Armenianքարstone, rock
3Old Armenianքարstone

via Armenian շիթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշիթstream, jet; drop, droplet
2Old Armenianշիթdrop; flame
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₁t-to spring
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