Where does “ճամփորդ” come from?
ճամփորդ (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ճանապարհորդ, from Old Armenian ճանապարհ, from Old Armenian ճարանապարհ, from Undetermined čarana-parθ, from Undetermined parθ — passage.
Ancestry of “ճամփորդ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | ճանապարհորդ | traveller, passenger, wayfarer |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ճանապարհ | way, road, route, street, path; journey;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ճարանապարհ | — |
| 4 | Undetermined | čarana-parθ | — |
| 5 | Undetermined | parθ | passage |