Where does “շտաբ” come from?

շտաբ (Armenian) comes from Russian штаб, from German stab, from Middle High German stap, from Old High German stab, from Proto-Germanic *stab.

շտաբ (Armenian): headquarters, staff

Definitions

  1. headquarters, staff

Ancestry of “շտաբ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianштабheadquarters, staff
2Germanstabrod, staff, baton
3Middle High Germanstap—
4Old High Germanstab—
5Proto-Germanic*stab—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stab →Every word from Old High German stab →Every word from Middle High German stap →