Where does “սրընչակ” come from?

սրընչակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian սուր, from Old Armenian սուր — sword, sabre, glaive, rapier, steel, knife, etc;...

սրընչակ (Armenian): shrew mammal of the family

Definitions

  1. shrew mammal of the family

Ancestry of “սրընչակ”, step by step

սրընչակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian սուր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսուրsword; sharp; keen
2Old Armenianսուրsword, sabre, glaive, rapier, steel, knife, etc;...

via Armenian ունչ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianունչnose; nostril; moustache
2Old Armenianունչnose; nostril; moustache
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