Where does “քվեատուփ” come from?

քվեատուփ (Armenian) comes from Armenian քվե, from Old Armenian քուէ, from Old Armenian քուեայ, from Aramaic קוביא, from Ancient Greek κυβεία, from Ancient Greek κύβος — square; cube; die, dice.

քվեատուփ (Armenian): ballot box

Definitions

  1. ballot box

Ancestry of “քվեատուփ”, step by step

քվեատուփ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian քվե

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքվեvote, ballot
2Old ArmenianքուէAlternative form of քուեայ
3Old Armenianքուեայcube; die; knucklebone
4Aramaicקוביא
5Ancient Greekκυβείαdice playing
6Ancient Greekκύβοςsquare; cube; die, dice

via Armenian տուփ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianտուփbox, case
2Old Armenianտուփbox, case, especially incense-box; book-case;...
Every word from Ancient Greek κύβοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κυβείαEvery word from Aramaic קוביא