Where does “Paytakaran” come from?
Paytakaran (English) comes from Armenian Փայտակարան, from Old Armenian Փայտակարան, from Old Median karan-, from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.
Paytakaran (English): One of the provinces of Greater Armenia, now in Azerbaijan
Definitions
- One of the provinces of Greater Armenia, now in Azerbaijan
Ancestry of “Paytakaran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Փայտակարան | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | Փայտակարան | Paytakaran a city in this province, possibly to be identified with Beylagan |
| 3 | Old Median | karan- | border, region, land |
| 4 | Old Javanese | ka- | passive verb-forming prefix |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka- | marker of past time in temporal expressions |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | ka- | inchoative |