Where does “քարտաշ” come from?
քարտաշ (Armenian) comes from Armenian տաշել, from Old Armenian տաշեմ, from Proto-Iranian taš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tā́ćšti, from Proto-Indo-European *tḗtḱ-ti ~ *tétḱ-n̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
քարտաշ (Armenian): stonecutter, stone dresser, stonemason
Definitions
- stonecutter, stone dresser, stonemason
Ancestry of “քարտաշ”, step by step
քարտաշ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian տաշել
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | տաշել | to cut, to hew; to polish, to smooth; to have sex... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | տաշեմ | to rough-hew, to roughen down, to chip, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | taš- | to make, construct; to cut |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *tā́ćšti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tḗtḱ-ti ~ *tétḱ-n̥ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |