Where does “վայրաշարժ” come from?

վայրաշարժ (Armenian) comes from Armenian վայր, from Old Armenian վայր, from Undetermined vāiδa.

վայրաշարժ (Armenian): locomotive

Definitions

  1. locomotive

Ancestry of “վայրաշարժ”, step by step

վայրաշարժ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian վայր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվայրplace, location, locality; down
2Old Armenianվայրopen and uninhabited land, wild country; any...
3Undeterminedvāiδa—

via Armenian շարժիլ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշարժիլ—
Every word from Undetermined vāiδa →Every word from Old Armenian վայր →Every word from Armenian վայր →