Where does “զրեհ” come from?
զրեհ (Middle Armenian) comes from Persian زره, from Middle Persian zlyh, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁d- — to sound.
զրեհ (Middle Armenian): chain mail
Ancestry of “զրեհ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | زره | armour; coat of mail |
| 2 | Middle Persian | zlyh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁d- | to sound |