Where does “կշեռք” come from?

կշեռք (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կշիռ, from Akkadian 𒄑𒂟 — scales.

Ancestry of “կշեռք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկշիռbalance, scales, steelyard, weighing machine; arm...
2Akkadian𒄑𒂟scales

Words derived from “կշեռք”

Every word from Akkadian 𒄑𒂟 →Every word from Old Armenian կշիռ →