Where does “չորեքշաբթի” come from?
չորեքշաբթի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian չորեքշաբաթի, from Old Armenian շաբաթ, from Classical Syriac ܫܒܬܐ, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.
չորեքշաբթի (Armenian): Wednesday
Ancestry of “չորեքշաբթի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | չորեքշաբաթի | Wednesday |
| 2 | Old Armenian | շաբաթ | Sabbath; Saturday; week |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܫܒܬܐ | Sabbath, Saturday; week; dill |
| 4 | Aramaic | שַׁבְּתָא | sabbath |
| 5 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 6 | Akkadian | šapattum | — |