Where does “ռազմակայան” come from?

ռազմակայան (Armenian) comes from Armenian կայան, from Old Armenian կայան, from Old Armenian կայ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂-ti-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

ռազմակայան (Armenian): military base

Definitions

  1. military base

Ancestry of “ռազմակայան”, step by step

ռազմակայան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian կայան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկայանstation
2Old Armenianկայանstanding (still), place to stand, station, site
3Old Armenianկայstanding (still), standing place, station, site
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂-ti-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step

via Armenian ռազմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianռազմbattle; war
2Old Armenianռազմbattle array, rank, line, order; battle, war
3Middle Persianlcmbattle, war
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂-ti- →Every word from Old Armenian կայ →