Where does “վարկանիշ” come from?

վարկանիշ (Armenian) comes from Armenian նիշ, from Old Armenian նիշ — spot, point; sign, mark; target, aim.

վարկանիշ (Armenian): rating

Definitions

  1. rating

Ancestry of “վարկանիշ”, step by step

վարկանիշ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian նիշ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնիշsign; digit, figure; symbol
2Old Armenianնիշspot, point; sign, mark; target, aim

via Armenian վարկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվարկprestige, reputation; credit, loan
2Old Armenianվարկ—
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