Where does “ոտնաշավիղ” come from?

ոտնաշավիղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian շավիղ, from Old Armenian շաւիղ, from Classical Syriac ܫܒܝܠܐ — road, track, path, way; trace.

ոտնաշավիղ (Armenian): footpath

Definitions

  1. footpath

Ancestry of “ոտնաշավիղ”, step by step

ոտնաշավիղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian շավիղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշավիղpath, trail, track; course, way, passage; ray,...
2Old Armenianշաւիղroad, track, path, way; trace
3Classical Syriacܫܒܝܠܐroad, track, path, way; trace

via Armenian ոտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianոտAlternative form of ոտք
Every word from Classical Syriac ܫܒܝܠܐEvery word from Old Armenian շաւիղEvery word from Armenian շավիղ