Where does “օտար” come from?

օտար (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian օտար, from Old Armenian աւտար, from Middle Iranian awtar.

օտար (Armenian): strange, foreign, alien; stranger; foreigner; a...

Definitions

  1. strange, foreign, alien; stranger; foreigner; a...

Ancestry of “օտար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianօտարforeign; remote, distant; other; extraordinary,...
2Old ArmenianաւտարAlternative spelling of օտար
3Middle Iranianawtar—

Words derived from “օտար”

Every word from Middle Iranian awtar →Every word from Old Armenian աւտար →Every word from Old Armenian օտար →