Where does “xaçkar” come from?

xaçkar (Azerbaijani) comes from Armenian խաչքար, from Armenian քար, from Middle Armenian քար, from Old Armenian քար — stone.

xaçkar (Azerbaijani): khachkar

Definitions

  1. khachkar

Ancestry of “xaçkar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխաչքարkhachkar
2Armenianքարstone, rock; rock, cliff; mountain
3Middle Armenianքարstone, rock
4Old Armenianքարstone
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