Where does “վառելափայտ” come from?
վառելափայտ (Armenian) comes from Armenian փայտ, from Old Armenian փայտ — wood; tree; gibbet, gallows.
վառելափայտ (Armenian): firewood
Ancestry of “վառելափայտ”, step by step
վառելափայտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian փայտ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | փայտ | wood material; firewood |
| 2 | Old Armenian | փայտ | wood; tree; gibbet, gallows |
via Armenian վառել
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | վառել | to set on fire, to burn; to light, to turn on a... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | վառեմ | to light up, to set fire to, to fire; to fire, to... |