Where does “վիճակախաղ” come from?

վիճակախաղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian խաղ, from Old Armenian խաղ — play, game; recreation, pastime, amusement,...

վիճակախաղ (Armenian): lottery

Definitions

  1. lottery

Ancestry of “վիճակախաղ”, step by step

վիճակախաղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian խաղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխաղgame, play; acting, performing; song, tune
2Old Armenianխաղplay, game; recreation, pastime, amusement,...

via Armenian վիճակ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվիճակstate, condition
2Old Armenianվիճակ—
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