Where does “սեղմիրան” come from?

սեղմիրան (Armenian) comes from Armenian սեղմել, from Old Armenian սեղմեմ, from Armenian սեղմ, from Old Armenian սեղմ — dense, compact, compressed.

սեղմիրան (Armenian): corset

Definitions

  1. corset

Ancestry of “սեղմիրան”, step by step

սեղմիրան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian սեղմել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսեղմելto squeeze; to put under pressure; to compress,...
2Old Armenianսեղմեմ—
3Armenianսեղմdense, compact, compressed; brief, succinct,...
4Old Armenianսեղմdense, compact, compressed

via Armenian Իրան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԻրանtorso, trunk, body
Every word from Old Armenian սեղմ →Every word from Armenian սեղմ →Every word from Old Armenian սեղմեմ →